Cabuya Towering Strangler Fig Tree
Shunned by the loggers who once lived in the logging boom village of Montezuma due to its knotted and twisted wood, the towering 2009 award winning strangler fig tree of Cabuya is a landmark for tourist and a reminder for the logging companies to stay away.
Quick Facts
- Height: 131 feet (40 meters)
- Diameter: 70 feet (21.5 meters)
- Height to the top of the tree: 262 feet (80 meters)
- Interesting fact: Can cover 40 people under its branches
- Note: Trunk gives food and shelter to more than 10 species of animals
- Location: Cabuya de Cobano, Puntarenas
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