Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves
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How it came to be
The Talamanca range along the border of Costa Rica and Panama is the highest non-volcanic mountain range in Central America. Many peaks on both sides exceed 3,000 metres, and Cerro Chirripó, at 3,819 metres, is the highest point in Costa Rica. Cirques, glacial lakes and U-shaped valleys left by Quaternary glaciers are rare in the region.
Pre-ceramic sites show that people have lived here for thousands of years, and Indigenous peoples including the Naso, Bribri and Ngöbe-Buglé still live in and around the park.
In 1979 the presidents of the two countries made a joint declaration. Costa Rica's protected areas were inscribed in 1983, and Panama's La Amistad National Park was added in 1990. The site covers more than 570,000 hectares, with about 10,000 species of flowering plants, 215 mammals and about 600 birds.
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