▁species ▁in ▁the ▁genus ▁Wer au h ia . ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁Costa ▁Rica . ▁ ▁References ▁An ▁An not ated ▁Check list ▁of ▁the ▁B rom elia ceae ▁of ▁Costa ▁Rica ▁retrieved ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁ac umin ata ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Costa ▁Rica <0x0A> </s> ▁Par cel ▁das ▁P ared es ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁sub mer ged ▁bank ▁in ▁Brazil ▁with ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁about ▁ 2 0 0   km 2 . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁cor all ine ▁structure ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁off ▁the ▁shore ▁near ▁Car avel as , ▁Bah ia ▁State . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁Par cel ▁das ▁P ared es ▁lies ▁about ▁ 3 0   km ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁contin ental ▁shore . ▁Although ▁the ▁re ef ▁is ▁sub mer ged , ▁parts ▁of ▁it ▁lie ▁above ▁water ▁at ▁low ▁t ide . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁dangerous ▁area ▁for ▁navigation , ▁but ▁an ▁excellent ▁fish ing ▁and ▁sc uba - d iving ▁ground . ▁The ▁Ab rol hos ▁Arch ip el ago ▁lies ▁ 3 5   km ▁further ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁this ▁Par cel ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁structure . ▁The ▁maximum ▁t ide ▁amplitude ▁in ▁the ▁re ef ▁area ▁is ▁approximately ▁ 1 . 7 ▁m . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁the ▁Tim b eb as ▁Re ef ▁located ▁about ▁ 4 0   km ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Par cel ▁das ▁P ared es , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the