Bolaños Island is a rocky mountain 81 meters high and 1.5 kilometers from Punta Descartes, in the north-west of the Costa Rican territory, near the province of Guanacaste. Its rugged terrain consists of layers of sedimentary rock dating back 40 million years.
The sparse vegetation consists of shrubs difficult to penetrate and impede the growth of other species. These plants grow about two feet in rocky terrain, where the soil has little organic material, another reason why other species do not grow.
The forest lose their leaves completely during the summer. The vegetation consists mainly of medium paira and other trees, such as fraginipani and the raft.
Bolaños Island is especially important for the conservation of marine birds. This site is one of the few places where there are colonies of brown pelicans and the only known breeding site for the magnificent frigate birds.
There are small beaches around the island in the eastern part of the island are white sandy beaches with occasional shells and crustaceans scattered on the floor.
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