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National Parks & Other Protected Areas
A list of National Parks and Protected Areas for the conservation of the Environment
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National Parks
Costa Rica has 28 National Parks. Two of them are Marine National Parks for the protection of marine wildlife. Maybe the most well known National Park of Costa Rica is Coco Island (Isla del Coco) far out in the Pacific Ocean. Click here to navigate our interactive map to find out where and what you might want to see when traveling Costa Rica...
Nature Reserves
Nature and Absolute Reserves spread throughout the country. The most visited being Monteverde Cloud Forest and Cabo Blanco Reserve in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. See for yourself...
Popular Protected Areas
Assorted National Parks, Nature and Absolute Reserves, Wildlife Refuges, Wetlands and Coral Reefs of Costa Rica. Navigate by clicking on the number or name of the protected areas on the map...
Volcanoes
Costa Rica is the land born of volcanoes. As part of the Circum-Pacific Ring of fire, over 200 volcanic centers have been recognized in the country, but only about 20 of them are trule recognizable as such. From these twenty, only five (Rincón de la Vieja, Arenal, Poás, Irazú and Turrialba) have had eruptive activity in the past 400 years, even though the rest have certain level of activity (residual action) as fumaroles or gaseous emanation. Most Volcanoes of Costa Rica are usually inside a National Park, also most of those National Parks are often named after the volcanoes...
Wildlife Refuges
A list of the Refuges found in Costa Rica and what faciliites to expect before planning a visit. These areas are not protected because of their scenic beauty or potential for recreation (as national parks are) but guarantee the existence of populations of species or habitats for wildlife. It could explain why so many of them do not offer facilities for the visitors...
