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Laguna Las Camelias Wildlife Refuge

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Area
  
81 ha

Established
  
1994

Nearest city
  
Upala

Laguna Las Camelias Wildlife Refuge

Location
  
Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Governing body
  
National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

Laguna Las Camelias Wildlife Refuge, also the Camelias Lagoon National Wildlife Refuge, is a wildlife refuge that is part of the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area, in the northern part of Costa Rica, near Upala in the Alajuela Province, close to the border with Nicaragua. It protects palustrine wetlands and forests which serve as a feeding and breeding ground for 240 species of birds, including the Muscovy duck and jabiru.

References

Laguna Las Camelias Wildlife Refuge Wikipedia