La Cangreja National Park, until 2002 the Cerro de la Cangreja Protected Zone, is a National Park in the Puriscal Canton of San José Province, in west-central Costa Rica.La Cangreja National Park
It is a part of the Central Pacific Conservation Area, near the Pacific Ocean coast.
Flora and fauna The park's forest includes tree species locally known as nazareno, cristóbal, olla de mono and cortez amarillo, as well as Guanacaste and ceiba. More than 300 species of birds have been recorded in the park, including scarlet macaws, trogons, toucans and the sunbittern. Mammals present include agoutis, coatis and collared peccaries, alongside green-and-black poison dart frogs and ctenosaurs.
See also National parks of Costa Rica San José Province
References
External links La Iguana Chocolate — Costa Rican owned chocolate farm next to the park. Rancho Mastatal Sustainability Education Center