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 mountains in each continent are: Asia-Mt. Everest and it is 29,029 ft tall. South America-Mt. Aconcagua and is 22,841 ft tall. North America-Mt. McKinley and is 20,320 ft tall. Africa-Mt.he tallest mountain in Asia  is Mt. Everest.The tallest mountain in â¦ Europe is Mount Elbrus. The  tallest mountain in Africa is Mt. Kilimanjaro. The tallest mountain  in Australia is Mount Kosciuszko. The tallest mountain in  Antarctica is Vinson Massif.