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.
The highest mountain in the continental U.S. is Mt. McKinley (also known as Denali) and it is located in the Alaska Range in Alaska. The highest mountain in the lower forty-ei â¦ ght states is Mt. Whitney.It is located in the Sierra Nevada Range and is locate in California.t. Mckinley is the highest mountain in America (Alaska) standing at 20,320 feet (6,194 m) above sea level. However in the northern territories Mt. Whitney stands the tallest at 14,505 feet (4,421 m) above sea level.