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Costa Rica Butterfly Farms allows the
visitors the opportunity to observe these bright colored
creatures from close quarters. In the last one decade
Costa Rica has seen the growth in the number of butterfly
farms. These butterfly farms are a source of employment
for the resident rural communities. Apart from featuring
a wide variety of butterfly, the Costa Rica
Butterfly Farms are also engaged in the exporting
butterfly pupae to be put up for exhibition in United
States and Europe.
The first commercial Costa Rica Butterfly Farm was
the Costa Rica Entomological Supply
that was set up in 1984. It was initially served as
the chrysalides providers to the booming butterfly exhibit
industry. It slowly gained prominence and popularity
with the people who simply adored the bright, little
creatures fluttering within the enclosures where the
tropical forest ambience had been replicated. A visit
to this farm a learning experience that involves a two
hour guided tour. You will be enlightened on the anatomy,
the different phases of the growth of a butterfly, their
defense mechanism and about the ways the farm operates.
The Butterfly Farm in San Jose is
also counted among the leading Costa Rica Butterfly
Farm. You will get to observe and appreciate the butterflies
with the help of the two hour long guided tour. As the
trained guides elucidate on the natural history and
the life cycle of these brilliant creatures, the butterflies
will flutter all around you. If you plan to take an
early morning tour, you can be lucky enough to closely
observe the phenomenon of the emergence of the butterflies
from their chrysalides. Other butterfly farms in Costa
Rica include the farms in Monteverde and La Paz Waterfall
which are also a major tourist attractions in
Costa Rica .
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