Los Quetzales National Park
Los Quetzales National Park, located 97 kilometers from San Isidro de El General, in Costa Rica, was created in 2006 by decree 32981-MINAE. It is managed under the Central Conservation Area of the National System of Conservation Areas.
Stretching across, the national park has limited facilities including a small ranger station and a single, highly mountainous main road.
The national park is surrounded by the Los Santos Forest Reserve on its north, west and south sides, and by the Tapantí National Park on its northeast side. The park was created by allocating the area from Los Santos Forest Reserve.
Ecology
The park predominantly protects cloud forest and is named for the Resplendent Quetzal, which inhabits the area.Part of the Turberas de Talamanca Ramsar site is located within this protected area and shared with Chirripó National Park, Tapantí National Park, Los Santos Forest Reserve, Vueltas Hill Biological Reserve and Macho River Forest Reserve. When the Ramsar site was designated in 2003, the park was still part of Los Santos Forest Reserve.