Cureña Forest Reserve

Cureña Forest Reserve
Cureña Forest Reserve
Location Costa Rica
Area 14,800 acres (60 km2)
Established 1994
Governing body National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

Cureña Forest Reserve is a Forest Reserve, part of the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area, in the northern part of Costa Rica about 80 miles (130 km) north of San José, to the east of Boca Tapada. It was created in 1994 to poretect forests near the border with Nicaragua. It is included in proposals to create the new Maquenque National Park.

The reserve protects the largest remnant of moist forest on the right bank of the San Juan River, which is home to the endangered Great Green Macaw.

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  • Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area — is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the northern part of Costa Rica. It contains a National Park, and number of Wildlife refuges and Forest Reserves. It has been proposed that the Maquenque… …   Wikipedia

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