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Guanacaste Park is a fifty acre parcel of tropical forest located in the Cayo District, at the  juncture of the Western Highway and Hummingbird Highway , approximately 2 miles north of Belmopan . The park derives its name from the giant guanacaste (tubroos) tree, one of the largest found in Central America . It can reach a height of over 130 feet, with a diameter in excess of six feet. In addition to the guanacaste there are many other specieS of trees growing in  the park including the Raintree, Mammee Apple, Bookut, Quamwood, Cotton Tree, Cohune Palms and Mahogany, the National Tree of Belize. An abundance of wildlife can also be seen in Guanacaste Park including Jaguarundi, kinkajou, paca, armadillo, agouti, white tailed deer, iguana, and several species of bats and opossum. Over one hundred species of birds have been spotted including Blue-crowned Motmots, Black-faced Antthrush, Smoky-brown Woodpecker, Black-headed Trogon, Squirrel Cuckoo, Bright-rumped Attila and white-breasted Wood-Wren.
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