Species of Rosy Trumpet Tree (“Roble de Sabana”), Golden Trumpet Tree (“Corteza Amarilla”), Royal Poinciana (“Malinche”) and Jacaranda beautify the surroundings

June. Coyol Free Zone’s commitment to the rescue and restoration of the flora of El Coyol de Alajuela, has motivated this Free Zone and the companies it hosts, to develop different initiatives that contribute greatly to the environment.

Members of our administrative staff and our clients Bayer, Smith & Nephew, Medtronic, Philips, and Nevro, recently planted 1,060 native trees of the species Dama, Jacaranda, Royal Poinciana (“Malinche”), Golden Trumpet Tree (“Corteza Amarilla”), Wild Tamarind (“Lorito”), Trichilia Havanensis (“Uruca”), Rosy Trumpet Tree (“Roble de Sabana”), Autograph Tree (“Copey”), “Tucuico”, Little Olive (“Aceituno”), Acerola Cherry (“Acerola”), “Manzanita” and Surinam Cherry (“Pitanga”).

“Every year, Coyol Free Zone plants more than 100 trees to strengthen its natural resources and provide a better habitat for wildlife, spaces with abundant fresh air, and scenic beauty. This year we took up the initiative again, and the companies even developed their own planting spaces with their employees. In this way, the park makes an important contribution to the local environment,” said Carlos Wong, Managing Director of Coyol Free Zone.

This initiative joins other permanent maintenance work that the park carries out in partnership with experts to ensure the preservation of the park’s century-old trees, which are more than 300 and 500 years old.

As part of its vision of sustainability, 13% of Coyol Free Zone’s land has been preserved as a form of conservation since it was founded in 2007.

About Coyol Free Zone

Coyol Free Zone is the leading medical device export park in Costa Rica, exporting more than $2 billion per year, which is equivalent to 30% of the exports of the manufacturing segment of the country’s Free Zone Regime.

For the past two years, it has been part of the Top 10 Free Trade Zones in the World and was named Best Free Trade Zone in the Americas, Best Free Trade Zone for SMEs and Free Trade Zone of Excellence for Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Practices by the international magazine fDi Intelligence.

It is also the Best Free Trade Zone in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Most Innovative Free Trade Zone of the Year and the Best Business Center for Life Sciences and Advanced Manufacturing, according to The European magazine, as well as the Most Resilient Free Trade Zone in the World by Covid-19, according to Investment Monitor.