The Cerro Rabo de Mico is the highest mountain of the
Cerros de Escazú
Escazú Mountains ( es, Cerros de Escazú), are a mountain range in San José Province, central Costa Rica.
Geography
The range borders the Costa Rican Central Valley to the south. It is considered the northernmost portion of the Cordillera de Ta ...
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
with .
The peak is accessible by trails from Escazu as well as Aserri, through the trail that leads past
la Piedra de Aserri.
Rabo de mico means literally 'monkey tail' although this denomination probably comes from a
tree fern
The tree ferns are arborescent (tree-like) ferns that grow with a trunk elevating the fronds above ground level, making them trees. Many extant tree ferns are members of the order Cyatheales, to which belong the families Cyatheaceae (scaly tree ...
colloquially named likewise.
See also
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Cerro Cedral
The Cerro Cedral is the second highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica with . Cedral means 'cedar forest' referring to an endangered tree species locally known as Cedro Dulce, which occurs there.
This mountain marks the southern ...
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Cerro Pico Alto
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Cerro Pico Blanco
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Cerro San Miguel
The Cerro San Miguel is the fourth highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica . San Miguel makes reference to Saint Michael.
In 1933 a 26-meter-tall iron cross was installed on the top of the mountain, and is known as the Cross of Al ...
References
Mountains of the Cerros de Escazú
Mountains of Costa Rica
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