NATURAL FOREST
This natural forest represents about 100 hectareas mainly in the hilly sides and watersprings. It characterizes by a thick forest whrein the dominant species is oak
(quercus SSP) the intermidiate stratus is "cedrillo" (Brunelia Costarricensis) Chilemuela (Drimis Granadensis), Quizarrá (Ocotea SPP), Magnolia (Magnolia SPP) and Lorito (not identified).

PASTURE AND JUNQUILLO.
The pasture occupies an area on the North Side of the Administration House that has been refostered with Red Alder, White Pine, Cipres and Oak.
Red Alder Predominates. The "junco" is an invasive specie that grows over swamps with high density and invades those places that have been disprovised of vegetation. This area represents approximately 50 hectareas. Junquillo is used often to make baskets.

SECUNDARY FOREST.
This corresponds to Natural Forest that has been subjeted to one exploitation. This represents about 150 hectareas and was exploited about 40 years ago and more than 10 years ago this exploitation was interrupte, consequently this constitutes a secondary forest with species of rapid grouth such as the following: Papayillo (Orepánus Pittienei), Ratoncillo (Rappanea SSP ).
Cedrillo (Brunelis Costarricensis),
Caragra (Lippis Granadiensis),
Quizarrá Amarillo (Octea SPP),
Roble Oak (Quercus SPP).
Lengua de Vaca (Cognostegia SPP),
Sapillo (not identified )

SECONDARY SUCCESSION:
The "charral" or invasory vegetation of the farm is formed herbaceous and arbustive of good development and high density.
This area is approximately 30 hectareas and the dominant species are : blackberries, wild cane, egg plant, gramineas, compasitaes, melastomaceas, rubiaceas, araliaceas and chlorantaceas.

REFORESTED AREAS:
Specie Area Planted
Oak-Quercus ,30 Hct 1980
Encino-White Oak . 35 Hct 1980
Cypres 3.05 Hct 1980
Varius 1.30 Hct 1980
Varius 2.20 Hct 1980
Red Alder(Jzul) 6.50 Hct 1980
Red Alder 18.00 Hct 1981
Red Alder 3.7 Hct 1983

Note: Jaul or Red Alder was chosen as the fastest growing and most usable semi hardwood; there are more than 100.000 big trees most in production. The other species have developed nicely, specially the White Pine, now well developed.

CLASSIFICATION OF THE AREAS OF THE FARM.
Type of the area Hectareas % of Area
Natural forest 100 28.90
Secundary forest 121 34.97
Pasture and junquillo 50 14.45
Secondary Secesion 40 11.56
Refostered area ** 35 10.12
**The refostered area is about 6 Hectareas more as every year a little has been done without ant contract with the government.

INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHERS.
The farm has an administration house of approximatly 200 m² (6500 sq. feet
built in 1960 with lumber from the zone, in excellent condition, it has nearby a home for the caretaker of 80 m² ( 900 sq. feet ) made of lumber and in good condition.
Electric service pases on the hghway throughout the farm and is used by the houses therein. The water is pumped from a spring near the administration and the caretakers house. There are plenty springs on the farm. Within the farm there are roadssuitable for vehicules of doble traction, in the dry season these roads are used for the extraction of farm products such as charcoal and lumber products. In addition to the richness of the forest and the climate, the farm has considerable quantities of water springs that have been protected by natural woodland that has not been exploited whrein there is great quantities of various animals.
Telephone service is avalable at a short distance, but the area is well covered by celullar telephone.
On the refosterded area the National Banking System offers financial aid for 500.000 colones ( US$ 1.900) per hectarea which amounts for more than 50 million colones (US$192.000) with the colateral of the farm; furthermoe an equal quantity is offered by lumber people for the exploitation of the natural forest, but being the only virgin foest on the Pan American Highway on the Continental Divide, we have preserced this forest an the additional splits of water springs fo whatever the purchaser desideres.
The land alone in this section is worth more than one million colones
( US$ 3.846) per hectarea. Due to the old age of the owner the Company is willing to realese everything for one million US dollars.
Government Agencies offer ten thousan colones ( US$38.46 ) per hectarea per anun if the farm is paralized and dedicated to save oxigen.