Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site
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The Area de Conservación Guanacaste, is a World Heritage Site
in the northwestern part of Costa Rica
, which comprises Santa Rosa
, Guanacaste
, Rincón de la Vieja
National Parks and the Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge
. It formally became part of National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC
) in 1994, and then a World Heritage site
in 1999.
The area of the parks combined totals 1470 square kilometers as of 2004.
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
in the northwestern part of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, which comprises Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa National Park
Santa Rosa National Park, in Spanish the , is a national park, part of the Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage site, in the northern western part of Costa Rica, originally created to protect the scene of the Battle of Santa Rosa, at its eastern edge lies the Interamerican Highway where...
, Guanacaste
Guanacaste National Park (Costa Rica)
Guanacaste National Park, in Spanish , is part of the Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site, is a National Park in the northern part of Costa Rica, from the slopes of the Orosí and Cacao volcanoes west to the Interamerican Highway where it is adjacent to the Santa Rosa National Park....
, Rincón de la Vieja
Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park
Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park, in Spanish , part of the Guanacaste Conservation Area and the Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site, is a National Park in the northwestern part of Costa Rica which encompasses the Rincón de la Vieja and Santa María volcanoes, as well as the...
National Parks and the Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge
Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge
Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge, also called the Bahia Junquillal National Wildlife Refuge, is a wildlife refuge that is part of the Guanacaste Conservation Area and the Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site in the northwestern part of Costa Rica. It protects areas of tropical dry...
. It formally became part of National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC
SINAC
SINAC the National System of Conservation Areas, or in Spanish the , is the Costa Rican National Parks administrator, and is part of the Ministry of Environment and Energy or MINAE...
) in 1994, and then a World Heritage site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
in 1999.
The area of the parks combined totals 1470 square kilometers as of 2004.
External links
- Área de Conservación Guanacaste http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr
- United Nations Environment ProgrammeUnited Nations Environment ProgrammeThe United Nations Environment Programme coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its...
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/index.html?http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/guanacas.html~main