Step back
in time and experience spectacular geology, intriguing ecology local culture experience and a
fascinating history of human endeavour.
The first human arrives, Bruncas, and coastal and mountain villages evolve. The
tribe gathers abundant seafood and hunting and builds canoes from the giant
trees of the forests.
Explorer Juan Vasquez de Coronado visits and is overawed by this land of
mountains and wild coastline. Then come the Coffee growers and the Banana planters
and the gold hunters. The settlers arrive who start to build a small
town called San Marcos de Tarrazu and attempt to clear the highland and lowland forests for farming and cattle ranching.
Sound like a very concise history of Costa Rica? It is, and it all
occurred in one region, the Quepos-Tarrazu valley where the Jurassic Trail is located. So deep is the
history of this valley that even its sheer thousand metre high moutain walls
stand dwarfed in comparison.
World Heritage Area
The Tarrazu Jurassic Trail Valley, internationally recognised as a place of
outstanding natural values is situated nearby theQuepos-Manuel Antonio National
Park area which has been accorded World Heritage status.
Conservation Management Statement:
"The operators of The Jurassic Trail - Tarrazu Quepos Mountains tours are committed to the prudent
management and sustained preservation of the conservation estate in
which it exists.
The company appreciates and honours the opportunity it has to
operate within Quepos-Tarrazu forests and The Quetzal National Park, a unique
environment that deserves respect and care.
Despite this protected area being increasingly sought for its
wilderness quality, The Jurassic Trail - Tarrazu Quepos Mountains management demands of itself
and all its guests the preservation of its beauty for all future
generations."
