Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve

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The Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve is a Nature Reserve of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area in the province of Puntarenas, covering an area of convert|3140|acre|km2|0 terrestrial and convert|4420|acre|km2|0 marine on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula near Mal Pais.

The site is home to the San Miguel Biological Station which was developed to promote and support teaching, research, and environmental education and has facilities that include classrooms, laboratories and a reference library. The reserve was created in 1963 due to a campaign started by Olof Wessberg, the was the first major conservation project in the country. The refuge is part of the Pacific dry region climate and has 119 species of trees.

External links

* [http://www.nicoyapeninsula.com/caboblanco/ Cabo Blanco Nature and Wildlife] at Nicoya Peninsula Travel Guide
* [http://www.montezuma-hotels.com/content/view/33/42/ Tours to Cabo Blanco] at Montezuma-Hotels.com
* [http://www.costarica-nationalparks.com/caboblancoabsolutenaturalreserve.html Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve] at Costa Rica National Parks
* [http://www.costaricamap.com/ing/biorescabo.html Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve] at Costa Rica map
* [http://www.trycostarica.com/info.php?id=879&cat=119&page=1 Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve] at TryCostaRica.com
* [http://www.wikicostarica.com:16080/index.php/Cabo_Blanco_Absolute_Natural_Reserve Photos of Cabo Blanco]