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Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area

Coordinates: 10°23′07″N 85°20′09″W / 10.385393°N 85.335887°W / 10.385393; -85.335887
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Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area
Área de Conservación Arenal Tempisque
Location of the area, labeled ACAT in the northwest of the country.
LocationGuanacaste Province, Puntarenas Province, Alajuela Province Costa Rica
Coordinates10°23′07″N 85°20′09″W / 10.385393°N 85.335887°W / 10.385393; -85.335887
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area

Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area (Spanish: Área de Conservación Arenal Tempisque (ACAT)), is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the northwest part of Costa Rica, near the Arenal Volcano and covering part of the Cordillera de Tilarán and Cordillera de Guanacaste. It contains a number of National Parks, Wildlife refuges and Protected Zones. The area was previously known as Arenal Tilarán Conservation Area.[1]

Protected areas

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References

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  1. ^ "Area de Conservación Arenal Tempisque (ACAT)".