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Area
19,260 acres
Location
Latitude / Longitude
Alajuela Province
10°18´ N, 84°37`W
Date of Creation
20 August 1993
Park Attractions
The Alberto
Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve protects
tropical forest area in the highlands surrounding San Ramon, in the
Tilaran Mountains. The Biological
Station is under the direction of the Occidente Campus of the
University
of Costa Rica.
Park Facilities and Hours
If
you are interested in obtaining more information about the biological
station,
please contact the Director Alberto-Hamer Salazar-Rodriguez, Sede de
Occidente,
Universidad de Costa Rica, 437-9906.
albertos@cariari.ucr.ac.cr
From the city
of San Ramon it is about two hours by car to reach the station
in the mountains of the Cordillera de Tilaran, northwest of San Ramon.
The
station is placed by the river site of Rio San Lorencito at about 1000m
over
sea level. Alberto Brenes can shelter up to 40 persons and is equipped
with
several bathrooms, a kitchen, single and six person bedrooms, a big
laboratory
room and a dry room. Electricity (110 V) is provided by a water turbine.