Hours:
Tuesday to Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with advance notice.

Location:
3,8 m from the town of Hojancha, Guanacaste.

Access:
Hojancha is the last town served by public transportation, from there one must use a taxi or car for the 3,8 m trip on a gravel road.

Bus schedule:
Barrantes Transport Enterprise, Phone. (506) 659-9090

Distances to population centers:
Hojancha-Monte Alto 3,8 m
Hojancha-San José 132 m via the Tempisque Ferry
Hojancha-San José 197 m via Liberia
Hojancha-Nicoya 15 m

ATTRACTIONS OF THE MONTE ALTO FOREST RESERVE

• Premontane Moist Forest in transition to Humid Forest
  
• Birdlife
  
• An orchid garden with about 65 species and 300 specimens of the "guaria morada" orchid
  
• The headwaters of the Nosara River
  
• Some of the wildlife species common in the area include paca (Agouti paca), mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) and coati (Nasua narica).
  
• Elevations: 1312-2897 feet.

FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR THE RESEARCHER

• Lodging for up to 25 people
  
• Meeting room
  
• Dining hall
  
• Drinking water
  
• Toilets and showers
  
• Electricity
  
• Two-way radio
  
• Ecological interpretive displays
  
• Trails

Guanacaste / Hojancha / Hojancha
Longitude: 85:25:30.5946
Latitud: 10:01:12.7225
Elevation: 1,968 feet.a.s.l.