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Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site

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Type
  
Natural

Designated
  
1999 (23rd session)

Area
  
1,470 km²

Established
  
1989

Criteria
  
ix, x

Reference no.
  
928

Extension
  
2004

Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Location
  
Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Governing body
  
National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

The Area de Conservación Guanacaste, is a World Heritage Site in Guanacaste Province, in northwestern Costa Rica.

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Geography

The area of the parks combined totals 1470 square kilometers as of 2004. It is within the national Guanacaste Conservation Area.

It formally became part of National System of Conservation Areas—SINAC in 1994, and a World Heritage site in 1999.

Elements

The World Heritage Site includes:

  • Santa Rosa National Park
  • Guanacaste National Park
  • Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park
  • Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge
  • References

    Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site Wikipedia