Barbilla National Park

Barbilla National Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = Barbilla National Park
iucn_category = II


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area = 119 km²
established = 1982
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governing_body = National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

Barbilla National Park is a National Park in the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica located on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera de Talamanca. It protects forests as well as Laguna Ayil and Cerro Tigre and the Dantas River watershed, covering parts of both Cartago and Limón Provinces.

The Park has the Barbilla Biological Station on site, as well as an administrative building located in Brisas de Pacuarito.

External links

* [http://www.sinaccr.net/aclac_barbilla_general.php National System of Conservation Areas (in Spanish)]
* [http://www.costarica-nationalparks.com/barbillanationalpark.html Barbilla National Park] at Costa Rica National Parks


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