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Costa Rica: Cultural Landscape

3 months ago By The Editor

Costa Rica, located in Central America, boasts a rich and diverse cultural landscape shaped by its history, natural beauty, and ethnic diversity. It combines historical influences, vibrant traditions, environmental stewardship, and a love for life, making it a unique and fascinating destination.

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Agua y Paz Biosphere Reserve (Costa Rica)

4 years ago By The Editor

The Agua y Paz (Water and Peace) Biosphere Reserve in northern Costa Rica is comprised of Juan Castro Blanco National Park, Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge, four biological corridors, and an indigenous community. It is characterized by mountain ranges, volcanoes, and plains.

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Alberto Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve (Costa Rica)

4 years ago By The Editor

The Alberto Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve is a nature reserve in the southeastern Cordillera de Tilarán in northcentral Costa Rica. It is part of the Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area, which protects the tropical forest area near San Ramón.

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Arenal Volcano: Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica)

4 years ago By The Editor

Arenal National Park is located in Alajuela province in northwestern Costa Rica. The park encompasses the Arenal Volcano, an active andesitic stratovolcano. It was Costa Rica's most active volcano until 2010 and one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world.

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Barbilla National Park (Costa Rica)

4 years ago By The Editor

Barbilla National Park is located on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica, within the SINAC Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area. It protects the humid lowland rainforest along the Caribbean slopes of the Talamancan mountain range.

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Barra Honda National Park (Costa Rica)

4 years ago By The Editor

Barra Honda National Park is located on the Nicoya Peninsula in western Costa Rica. It was created to protect the cave systems under the Barra Honda Peak, formed when islets from the Miocene Era were raised above the plains of the Tempisque River.

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Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica)

1 year ago By The Editor

Braulio Carrillo National Park is located in central Costa Rica within the volcanic Cordillera Central, one of the areas with the steepest topography in the country. The landscape consists of densely-forested high mountains that include volcanoes and canyons forged by several rivers.

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Cocos Island: Cocos Island National Park (Costa Rica)

4 years ago By The Editor

Cocos Island lies off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and is the only island in the tropical eastern Pacific with a tropical rainforest. Surrounded by deep waters with counter-currents, Cocos Island National Park is admired by scuba divers for its populations of large marine species.

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Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica)

4 years ago By The Editor

Corcovado National Park conserves the largest primary forest on the American Pacific coastline and is one of the few remaining sizable areas of lowland tropical forests in the world. It is the crown jewel in the extensive system of national parks and biological reserves across Costa Rica.

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Cordillera Volcánica Central Biosphere Reserve (Costa Rica)

4 years ago By The Editor

The Cordillera Volcánica Central Biosphere Reserve, located in the Central Highlands of Costa Rica, is rich in natural resources and cultural heritage. It encompasses four national parks, two forest reserves, six protected zones, and a national monument.

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Guanacaste Conservation Area (Costa Rica)

4 years ago By The Editor

The Guanacaste Conservation Area in northwestern Costa Rica contains a mosaic of diverse ecosystems, from the Pacific shores to lowland Caribbean rainforests. It comprises four contiguous protected areas containing critical terrestrial and marine-coastal environments and key habitats.

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