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 Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve spans a massive area of northeastern Guatemala and has varied terrain ranging from lowlands to cloud forests to peaks.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
His forthcoming book ventures to Ecuadorian cloud forests, the deltas of Southeastern India and the forests of eastern Quebec to explore the critical fight worldwide to protect our waterways.
—American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Its new operation, dubbed the Dr. Jones Collection, will still focus on taking people to untouched and hard-to-access places—only now, the landscape includes South American cloud forests, salt flats, dunes, and mountain peaks.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
In addition to harboring both a Caribbean and Pacific coast, the interior of Costa Rica boasts high-altitude cloud forests that brim with all sorts of colorful endemic birds—yet perhaps one of the most fascinating ecosystems in the nation can be found in the extreme west.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
His forthcoming book ventures to Ecuadorian cloud forests, the deltas of Southeastern India and the forests of eastern Quebec to explore the critical fight worldwide to protect our waterways.
—American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Its new operation, dubbed the Dr. Jones Collection, will still focus on taking people to untouched and hard-to-access places—only now, the landscape includes South American cloud forests, salt flats, dunes, and mountain peaks.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
In addition to harboring both a Caribbean and Pacific coast, the interior of Costa Rica boasts high-altitude cloud forests that brim with all sorts of colorful endemic birds—yet perhaps one of the most fascinating ecosystems in the nation can be found in the extreme west.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Cloud forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20forest. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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