Perhaps the most notable of these animals is the quetzal, for whom the park was named. Although the bird is renowned for being elusive and skittish, park authorities claim that the quetzal is easier to spot here than in the cloud forests of Monteverde and Santa Elena, which lay to the north.
Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain on the South American continent. Its summit is 22,834 feet (6,960 meters) above sea level. It is located in Argentina. Image of Mount Aconcagua copyright by iStockPhoto and Cristian Lazzari.
Highest Mountain Peaks. Most of the highest mountains in the world are located in Asia as part of the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges so letâs check out our list of the highest mountain peaks on each continent of the Earth.What is the highest mountain in North America?Puncak Jaya is situated in the Papua province of Indonesia but it lies on the Australian continental shelf. Using a political definition, the highest mountain on the continent of Australasia would be Mt Wilhelm (Papua New Guinea, 4509 m, 14793 ft).