Monteverde Theme Park
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| Monteverde Theme Park | |
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.jpg) View of the Theme Park neighborhood | |
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| 10°18′55″N 84°49′28″W / 10.31515°N 84.82451°W | |
| Location | Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica |
| No. of species | 50–60 |
| Major exhibits | frog pond, insects, bird watching |
The Monteverde Theme Park, previously known as Frog Pond Ranarium (Spanish: Ranario de Monteverde), located in Santa Elena, north of Monteverde, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, is a frog pond turned animal theme park that houses a butterfly farm with approximately 30 live butterfly species[1] and other insects and over 25 species of frogs and other amphibians from around the country in a climate controlled habitat.[2]
The park includes flowering plants, cascading waterfalls and trees. There are also several species of free flying "butterfly friendly" birds. There is a learning center where visitors get a close up view of a variety of live caterpillars feeding and developing on their host plants. It also hosts a newly installed 8-cable zip-line through the park's tropical forest, the only zip-line in Costa Rica open at night.[1]
