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simo.jara, on March 15, 2007, said:

If you look around this place you will see it is located in a small protected natural forest area, a small island next to a much bigger one northwest from here. It is a National Natural Park and in its 10,000 hectares (around 38.6 sq. miles) contains four different types of ecosystems: Bosque húmedo premontano, Bosque Húmedo Montano, Bosque Pluvial Premontano y Bosque Pluvial Montano bajo. It is abundant in endemisms and a good example of the each day fewer relict forests at this altitude: between 1300 and 2300 meters above sea level (4200 to 7500 feet). more info

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simo.jara, on December 2, 2008, said:

Alrededor de este lugar se encuentra un area 'protegida' de bosque natural, una pequeña isla de bosque junto a otra mucho mas grande ubicada al noroccidente de este punto. Esta gran extensión de bosque es un Parque Nacional Natural llamado Selva de Florencia, y sus 10,000 hectareas (alrededor de 100 km cuadrados) contiene cuatro tipos diferentes de ecosistema: Bosque húmedo premontano, Bosque Húmedo Montano, Bosque Pluvial Premontano y Bosque Pluvial Montano bajo. Es abundante en endemismos y es un buen ejemplo de los cada dia mas escasos bosques relictos a esta altura: entre 1300 y 2300 msnm (metros sobre el nivel del mar). Este es el habitat del Oso de Anteojos.

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