Description: Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Romelia is a wildlife refuge located in Montezuma on the Nicoya Peninsula, was created on November 24th, 1998, to contribute to the conservation of the Tempisque Conservation Area (ACT, from its acronym in Spanish Area de Conservacion Tempisque). The refuge stemmed from an initiative of Albert Ingalls and Gitza Gatti,
Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Romelia is a wildlife refuge located in Montezuma on the Nicoya Peninsula, was created on November 24 th , 1998, to contribute to the conservation of the Tempisque Conservation Area (ACT, from its acronym in Spanish Area de Conservacion Tempisque).
The refuge stemmed from an initiative of Albert Ingalls and Gitza Gatti, who followed a dream of conservation for land that once was their home and the birthright of their children. The land, now the Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Romelia (category mix), contributes to the ACT as part of the peninsular biological corridor (Cabo Blanco Absolute Reserve, Curú Mixed Wildlife Reserve, Karen Morgensen Reserve, Nicholas Wessberg Reserve, and the Romelia Mixed Wildlife Refuge). It is adjacent to the Nicholas W
The land of the RMSV exudes beauty. It is a beachfront, bathed by rolling Pacific Ocean waves, guarded by iconic sea stacks and inland nurtured by peaceful rivers and tranquil waterfalls. It is one of the peninsula’s last bastions of pristine wilderness. The RMVS is visited by tens of thousands of eco-tourists annually.