Central Pacific Conservation Area
| Central Pacific Conservation Area | |
|---|---|
| Área de Conservación Pacífico Central | |
 Location of the area, labeled ACOPAC in the west of the country. | |
| Location | Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica |
| Coordinates | 9°32′34″N 84°33′40″W / 9.542794°N 84.560992°W |
| Governing body | National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) |
Central Pacific Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the southwestern part of Costa Rica, on the Pacific coast.[1] It contains four National Parks, and a number Wildlife refuges and other types of nature reserve.
Protected areas
[edit]- Carara National Park
- El Chompipe Hill Protected Zone
- Finca Barú del Pacífico Mixed Wildlife Refuge
- Hacienda La Avellana Mixed Wildlife Refuge
- La Cangreja National Park
- La Ensenada Mixed Wildlife Refuge
- Manuel Antonio National Park
- Montes de Oro Protected Zone
- Pájaros Island Biological Reserve
- Peñas Blancas Wildlife Refuge
- Playa Blanca Marine Wetland
- Playa Hermosa-Punta Mala Wildlife Refuge
- Portalón Mixed Wildlife Refuge
- Puntarenas Estuary and Associated Mangrove Swamps Wetland
- Redondo Hill Private Wildlife Refuge
- San Lucas Island National Park
- Tivives Protected Zone
- Transilvania Private Wildlife Refuge
References
[edit]- ^ SINAC Archived 2015-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 18 March 2015
External links
[edit]- Central Pacific Conservation Area at Costa Rica National Parks site
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