Central Pacific Conservation Area
- Central Pacific Conservation Area
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. It contains three National Parks, and a number Wildlife refuges and other types of nature reserve.
Protected areas
* Manuel Antonio National Park
* Carara National Park
* La Cangreja National Park
* Los Santos Forest Reserve
* Cerro las Vueltas Biological Reserve
* Pájaros Island Biological Reserve
* Peñas Blancas Wildlife Refuge
* Playa Hermosa Wildlife Refuge
* Punta Leona Wildlife Refuge
* Puntarenas Estuary Wetlands
* Playa Blanca Marine Wetlands
* Cacyra Wildlife Refuge
* Cataratas Cerro Redondo Wildlife
* Fernando Castro Cervantes Wildlife
* Finca Barú Pacifico Wildlife Refuge
* Finca Hacienda La Avellana Wildlife
* La Ensenada Wildlife Refuge
* Páramo Wildlife Refuge
* Portalón Wildlife Refuge
* San Lucas Island Wildlife Refuge
* Surtubal Wildlife Refuge
* Transilvania Wildlife Refuge
* Caraigres Protected Zone
* Cerro Chompipe Protected Zone
* Cerro Nara Protected Zone
* Cerros de Turrubares Protected Zone
* Cerros de Escazú Protected Zone
* El Rodeo Protected Zone
* Montes de Oro Protected Zone
* Quitirrisi Protected Zone
* Tivives Protected Zone
External links
* [http://www.costarica-nationalparks.com/centralpacificconservationarea.html Central Pacific Conservation Area] at Costa Rica National Parks site
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