Rain Forest in Carara National Park

One of the main things to do in Central America are the Rain Forest. We visited one of many of them during a beautiful day. humidity was high, with 90 degrees weather-we had plenty of water.

Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750–2000 mm -- it rained before we arrived and poured after we left. during our walk through the Rain Forest it was sunny and a bit of a drizzle:) We made sure not to get in the way of any dangerous animals--well, we did the best we can do ;)

This Rain Forest that we visited is 11,600 acres (18 square miles,14 times the size of central park NYC)

--Fact: Covering less than 2 percent of the Earth's total surface area, the world's rainforests are home to 50 percent of the Earth's plants and animals.
--Fact: A typical four square mile patch of rainforest contains as many as 1,500 flowering plants, 750 species of trees, 400 species of birds and 150 species of butterflies.
--Fact: Rainforests provide many important products for people: timber, coffee, cocoa and many medicinal products, including those used in the treatment of cancer