Yalagüina Nature

The municipality of Yalagüina is located south of the department of Madriz, one of the sites with natural features is the cmistake Zonzapote, which is located to the east of the town, where you can see beautiful landscapes of the urban area and where walks are made around a remnant of forest.

El Zonzapote Natural Park It is a site of interest for its diversity, legends and waterfalls. It currently has an information center, a wooded area that generates a pleasant microclimate, a waterfall on a petrified tree, trails, benches for rest, ecological latrines, a mythical well and a suspension bridge from where you can see a panoramic view of nature.

This hill has an ancestral historical importance, particularly its well that is located at the base of this height. Its myth has been transmitted in the sense that any immigrant who comes to town if they drink water from this well stays to live forever in town. Your name from zonzapote It is because in its origins there were sapote trees and from this word the word was derived Goofy.

The name of this hill was the inspiration for Professor Manuel Guzmán Centeno, a retired teacher from this municipality, to found his magazine with the name of Zonzapote as a tribute to this height.

For your visit, you must coordinate with the Municipal Mayor's Office, considering that the park is in the process of expansion. It is located one kilometer from the center of the municipality.

The Witch pool, Located in the La Muta community, it is used for aquatic recreation and you can take walks to the surrounding sectors where remnants of the dry forest are preserved, there is presence of shrubby vegetation and scrub, which is adapted to long periods of drought.

Copper Hill, It is located in the southern part of the town, three kilometers from the urban area of the municipality; It is well known by the inhabitants of the town, its top is a natural viewpoint where you can see the entire town, its church, the stadium and the sports center in a pleasant and safe environment.

Quizuca Hill It is a natural formation of approximately 1,189 meters high, it has a cool climate located four kilometers west of Yalagüina with the presence of dry tropical forest, a resource with great tourist potential as a natural viewpoint, where the communication antennas are located of televisions and radios.

Around the hill are the communities of Santa Ana, Quebrada Arriba and Calpule, where you can share with the population, learn about their legends and daily life.

La El Duende cave It is a geological formation well known by the inhabitants of the area and from where mythical legends arise. It is a natural site, which has petroglyphs with figures of tigers. Its name is derived from a legend about a goblin who steals children.

There you can ride a donkey to make tours to the site, go inside the cave, enjoy the coffee produced in the area and stay in ecological cabins. It is located in the El Chagüite community, 5 kms. from the center of Yalagüina.

The rivers and streams of the municipality are important sites for the conservation of the gallery forest, where species of flora and fauna are still conserved. Among them are San Antonio, El Hatillo, Los Encuentros, La Muta, Chagüite Grande, Samascunda, Quebrada Arriba, Quebrada Santa Bárbara and Escondido.

The predominant flora is made up of the variety of plants such as pine oak, tempisque, quebracho, coal, black wood, Guanacaste, cedar among others (in very little quantity). The presence of bushes and grasses is evident. In some areas the concentration of flora is dense.

The representative fauna species are pigeons, guardabarranco, hawk, carrot, chirica, saltapiñuela, charralero, güises, zenzontle, chocoyos, roadrunners, white-tailed deer, rabbit, cusuco, iguana, guardatinaja, garrobo, fox and squirrel.