Of course the best way of knowing more about Children's Eternal Rain Forest is by visiting. We suggest that when here you visit Bajo del Tigre Trails and Finca Steller Education Center:

Bajo del Tigre Trails

This sector is physically separated from the Children's Eternal Rain Forest and is managed by the MCL. Bajo del Tigre is situated in Monteverde and is approximately 29 hectares in size, although the property is surrounded by other forested properties in the zone.

The type of forest found in Bajo del Tigre is rare and it is poorly represented in the country. This is because these forests were cut to give way to coffee plantations and urban zones.

Bajo del Tigre presents an altitudinal range from 1,020 to 1,380 meters above sea level and receives over 2,400 mm of rain annually. In this type of seasonal forest, the dry period goes from January through the beginning of May.

Bajo del Tigre has a reception center for visitors and a gift shop with items related to our organization and conservation in general. In addition, next to the reception center is a "kids' house" oriented to environmental education for local kids.

The main visitors of Bajo del Tigre are national and international students, however it is more and more used by ecotourists and occasionally by researchers.

In this place there are about 3.3 km of trails that allow you to enjoy of the unique flora and fauna of Bajo del Tigre, as well as an excellent view of the sunset over the Nicoya Gulf.

Finca Steller Education Center

In 1993, the MCL acquired an adjacent farm to BEN with the goal to build an

Education Center. Three years later, thanks to donations from international organizations and individuals, we achieved to construct modest buildings to carry out education and reforestation activities.

This Education Center located in La Tigra of San Carlos, has a classroom, a kid's house, and a tree nursery for the production of native tree species. In addition, we maintain trails along primary and secondary forest as well as regenerating areas.

Since a great portion of the farm was pasture areas, we established experimental plots for habitat restoration, experiments with commercial plantations and a small arboretum. Also, we have established a permanent forest plot for research.