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.
Antarctica is also the highest continent with an average elevation above sea level of 2,300m / 7,546 ft or 1.4 miles. 3/ Antarctica is a large landmass and so apart from at the coasts is not affected by sea temperatures which stop it getting quite so cold for so long as in the Arctic.