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Almendro tree is native to Central America. The trunk forks repeatedly as it grows, resulting in the effect of a rounded crown. The crown is covered with bunches of purple flowers soon after the rainy season. The tree is classified as 'hardwood', and covered by a smooth pink-gold bark. Each fruit
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The average rainfall for the area can range from 2,500 mm to over 5,000 mm per annum. This translates to an average temperature of 75°F, with an estimated rainfall of 100 inches to more than 200 inches a year. On the
Caribbean slope, the side facing the Atlantic Ocean, the rainy
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nesting beach in the world. The expansion of society has also had a negative effect on the rainforest. The growing communities extract more resources from the rainforest each year, and the improving health and road systems encourage more people to come to the area.
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nest on the coastal beaches at the edge of these rainforests, and the
Atlantic lowlands have the highest concentration of butterfly species in the world, including some of the rarest species of butterfly. The rainforest is also home to animals such as the
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December and possibly January. A dry spell tends to occur towards the end of summer. On most days during this time period, it may rain for two to three hours then become sunny again.
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Nicaraguan environmental protection boards, about 130,000 hectares of this rainforest are currently protected and economical stresses such as the
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The common chunk-headed snake is also called the blunthead snake. It tree-dwelling. Although slightly venomous, the venom is mostly restricted the back teeth to aid the tree snake in eating prey such as small lizards.
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suggest that there will be little expansion of these commercial areas in the near future. Additionally, in
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