Wildfire Scorches 20% of Costa Rica’s Palo Verde National Park

A wildfire sparked by a lightning strike has burned roughly 4,000 hectares — about 40 square kilometers, or 20% of Palo Verde National Park — in just over three days, and crews had not brought the blaze under control as of Monday, environmental authorities said. Alexander León, regional director of the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area […] The post Wildfire Scorches 20% of Costa Rica’s Palo Verde National Park appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .

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