Costa Rica National Parks
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Select
one of the
Park Conservation Areas from the
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Popular Destinations in Costa Rica
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The
National Parks and Wildlife Refuges
of Costa Rica are managed by MINAE, the Ministerio de Ambiental y
Energia.
Responding to the new policies of the MINAE, eleven Conservation Areas
were
established by this department in 1998 to oversee and manage the public
lands of Costa Rica.
These conservation areas are known as the Sistema Nacional de Areas de
Conservacion,
or SINAC.
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Amount |
Category
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Area (ha)
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% National
Territory
(5.099.873 ha) |
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25 |
National Parks |
623.771 |
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12,23% |
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8 |
Biological
Reserves |
21.674 |
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0,42% |
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32 |
Protected Zones |
155.817 |
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3,06% |
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11 |
Forest Reserves |
227.834 |
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4,47% |
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58 |
Wildlife Refuges
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180.035 |
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3,53% |
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15 |
Wetlands/Mangroves
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77.869 |
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1,53% |
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12 |
Other Categories |
17.306 |
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0,34% |
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161 |
TOTALS |
1.304.306
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25,58%
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Within this website, you will find detailed information, trail maps,
facilities,
camping areas, park ranger stations,
and driving directions for each of the
161 parks and refuges of Costa Rica.
National Parks of Costa Rica
National
System of Conservation Areas (SINAC):
De la Casa Italia, 250 metros al sur,
frente al Laboratorio JR Sánchez. San José
Tel: (506) 283-8004
Fax: (506) 283-7343
Ministry
of Environment and Energy (MINAE):
Information Office Telephone: (506) 192
Headquarters Telephone: (506) 283-8094
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