"HITOY-CERERE RESERVE" Oil on canvas with marble sand and beeswax 54" x54" Sold This national park is located in a region of rugged terrain and high humidity, inland from the lowlands and banana plantations of Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. It rains constantly and intensely throughout the year - approximately 140 inches - with no defined dry season. As a result of this heavy rainfall, the reserve is criss-crossed by innumerable rock-strewn streams and swift white-water rivers. Spectacular waterfalls plunge from considerable heights. The name of the park comes from the Bribri Indian tribe. Hitoy means wooly, a reference to the rocks being coated with thick moss and algae. Cerere means clear waters. Back to Gallery