Monteverde Cloud Forest:
Monteverde in Spanish translates as “green mount.” It is called a cloud forest or fog forest because of the clouds that sit at the canopy level. The temperature is much cooler (about 60 degrees) because of this cloud cover and because the elevation is higher. We were amazed at how large the plants and trees were. Things grow so much faster in the tropics. All of the trees were wrapped with epiphytes (plants that are growing on other plants in an attempt to reach sunlight.) The trees have adapted to the rich topsoil by having shallow exposed root systems. We enjoyed viewing the plants and trying to find wildlife from the canopy level of this rainforest by walking on several suspension bridges. What an amazing way to view the Monteverde Rainforest canopy!
We learned that monkeys spend most of their time in the trees (weeks at a time) eating, drinking, and sleeping. They do not come to the forest floor very often in order to avoid predators.
Monteverde in Spanish translates as “green mount.” It is called a cloud forest or fog forest because of the clouds that sit at the canopy level. The temperature is much cooler (about 60 degrees) because of this cloud cover and because the elevation is higher. We were amazed at how large the plants and trees were. Things grow so much faster in the tropics. All of the trees were wrapped with epiphytes (plants that are growing on other plants in an attempt to reach sunlight.) The trees have adapted to the rich topsoil by having shallow exposed root systems. We enjoyed viewing the plants and trying to find wildlife from the canopy level of this rainforest by walking on several suspension bridges. What an amazing way to view the Monteverde Rainforest canopy!
We learned that monkeys spend most of their time in the trees (weeks at a time) eating, drinking, and sleeping. They do not come to the forest floor very often in order to avoid predators.
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