cloud forest
noun
: a wet tropical mountain forest at an altitude usually between 3000 and 8000 feet (1000 and 2500 meters) that is characterized by a profusion of epiphytes and the presence of clouds even in the dry season
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The on-site Esencia Spa is a true sanctuary, designed to channel the Costa Rican cloud forest’s essential energy.
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Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
Morning light filters through cloud forests along the Lost Waterfalls Trail—where mossy stones lead to hidden cascades and flashes of quetzal wings.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
This civilization thrived at high altitudes—over 9,850 feet—in Peru’s cloud forests between 200 and 1500 CE.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025
Robert Macfarlane visited three rivers, starting with the River of the Cedars in an Ecuadorian cloud forest, recently threatened by mining companies.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 June 2025
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Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
Morning light filters through cloud forests along the Lost Waterfalls Trail—where mossy stones lead to hidden cascades and flashes of quetzal wings.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
This civilization thrived at high altitudes—over 9,850 feet—in Peru’s cloud forests between 200 and 1500 CE.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025
Robert Macfarlane visited three rivers, starting with the River of the Cedars in an Ecuadorian cloud forest, recently threatened by mining companies.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 June 2025
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“Cloud forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20forest. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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