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Water Bodies of Costa Rica

3 days ago By The Editor

The water bodies of Costa Rica include a multitude of lakes, lagoons, rivers, and waterfalls. Most rivers that crisscross the country originate in the central mountains and volcanos. Gulfs and bays pocket the coasts, while lakes and lagoons dot the countryside and fill mountaintop craters.

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Humid Chaco Ecoregion (South America)

1 week ago By The Editor

The Humid Chaco ecoregion occupies the lowlands of the Paraná River, covering portions of northeastern Argentina, the center of Paraguay, and small areas in southwestern Brazil. The natural vegetation is a mosaic of grasslands, palm savanna, and forest.

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Leeward Islands Xeric Scrub Ecoregion (Caribbean)

1 month ago By The Editor

The Leeward Islands xeric scrub ecoregion covers the dry non-forested areas of the Leeward Islands in the eastern Caribbean. The ecoregion is present mainly on the low elevations of the peripheries of the islands.

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Leeward Islands Dry Forests Ecoregion (Caribbean)

1 month ago By The Editor

The Leeward Islands dry forests ecoregion covers small areas of the Leeward Islands in the eastern Caribbean, characterized by moderate relief and rainfall. Unfortunately, much of this ecoregion has been drastically reduced due to deforestation.

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Leeward Islands Moist Forests Ecoregion (Caribbean)

1 month ago By The Editor

The Leeward Islands moist forests ecoregion covers the specific areas of those islands, situated within the Leeward Islands chain in the eastern Caribbean, characterized by rugged, volcanic mountains covered in a moist tropical forest.

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Hispaniolan Dry Forests Ecoregion (Caribbean)

1 month ago By The Editor

The Hispaniolan dry forests are located throughout the southern and western two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The natural vegetation consists primarily of species belonging to the cactus family and shrubs and trees adapted to the limited water availability.

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Trinidad and Tobago Moist Forests Ecoregion (Caribbean)

1 month ago By The Editor

The Trinidad and Tobago moist forests cover most of the land area of Trinidad and Tobago, the most southerly of the Lesser Antilles. However, small portions of the islands around river estuaries and coastal lowlands are mangroves or dry forests. As a result, species diversity is very high.

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Trinidad and Tobago Dry Forests Ecoregion (Caribbean)

1 month ago By The Editor

The Trinidad and Tobago dry forests cover a small portion of northwest Trinidad and the far northern end of the island of Tobago as well as some of the smaller offshore islands. However, this ecoregion comprises only about 5% of the island nation.

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Central American Pine-Oak Forests Ecoregion

1 month ago By The Editor

The Central American pine-oak forests ecoregion supports a rich assortment of conifer species. It spans the mid-elevations of the Mexican state of Chiapas, southern Guatemala, most of Honduras and El Salvador, and small areas of west-central Nicaragua.

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Central American Atlantic Moist Forests Ecoregion

1 month ago By The Editor

The Central American Atlantic moist forests ecoregion is found along the Caribbean coastal lowlands of Honduras, west into Guatemala and south into eastern Nicaragua. The ecoregion contains Central America's most significant single fragment of natural forest.

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