Tempisque River

The Tempisque River, sometimes known as the Ro Tempisque, is a 144-kilometer-long river in Costa Rica that flows from the Guanacaste Cordillera near the Oros Volcano to the Gulf of Nicoya. It runs through Palo Verde National Park. The dry tropical forest along the Tempisque River is home to a variety of monkeys, crocodiles, iguanas, and migratory and aquatic birds, including the roseate spoonbill, white ibis, greets egret, tiny blue heron, tricoled heron, and bare-throated tiger heron. This region has the most diverse bird population in the whole country.

Because the river is extensively silted, only shallow ships capable of crossing the muddy flats may navigate it. The time of crossing the bar at the river mouth is determined by the tides. The Tempisque was formerly utilized to float logs down to the sea. Chira Island was where the logs were collected to be placed onto ships.

The Tempisque River Bridge was erected to connect the Nicoya Peninsula to southern Guanacaste, reducing travel time to San José substantially. It was made possible thanks to a donation from the Taiwanese government.

Length: 128 km