Talamanca region
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The Talamanca region is a mountainous, biodiverse area in southeastern Costa Rica and western Panama that serves as a cultural and ancestral homeland for Indigenous peoples, including the Bribri.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biodiverse area
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geographic region ⓘ mountainous region ⓘ |
| biodiversityStatus | high biodiversity ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Caribbean Sea (indirectly via coastal lowlands) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid tropical to montane ⓘ |
| contains |
cloud forests
ⓘ
highland ecosystems ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| country |
Costa Rica
ⓘ
Panama ⓘ |
| crossesPoliticalBoundary | Costa Rica–Panama border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractices | Indigenous spiritual and ceremonial sites ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | ancestral homeland for Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
montane rainforest
ⓘ
paramo (high-elevation grassland) ⓘ |
| governance | includes Indigenous territories with communal land tenure ⓘ |
| hasPart | Cordillera de Talamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | La Amistad International Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestElevationsIn | Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor |
conservation of Central American montane species
ⓘ
watershed protection in southeastern Costa Rica ⓘ |
| indigenousPeople |
Bribri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cabécar NERFINISHED ⓘ Naso NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngäbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Indigenous languages and traditions
ⓘ
high levels of endemism ⓘ |
| languageGroups | Chibchan language family (Bribri, Cabécar, etc.) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean watershed of Costa Rica
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southeastern Costa Rica ⓘ western Panama ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Cordillera de Talamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | cultural homeland of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
ecotourism
ⓘ
traditional subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
deforestation (locally)
ⓘ
infrastructure development (locally) ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus |
Biosphere Reserve area (Talamanca Range-La Amistad)
NERFINISHED
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part of Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park World Heritage Site ⓘ |
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