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Central Conservation Area
Central Conservation Area ( es, Área de Conservación Central (ACC)), is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the central part of Costa Rica, notably the volcanic areas of the Cordillera Central. It contains six National Parks, several wildlife refuges and other types of nature reserves. Protected areas * Alberto Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve * Atenas Hill Protected Zone * Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge * Braulio Carrillo National Park * Caraigres Protected Zone * Carpintera Hills Protected Zone * Central Volcanic Mountain Range Forest Reserve * Dantas Hill Private Wildlife Refuge * El Chayote Protected Zone * El Rodeo Protected Zone * Escazú Hills Protected Zone * Fernando Castro Cervantes Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Grande River Protected Zone * Grecia Forest Reserve * Guayabo National Monument * Irazú Volcano National Park * La Selva Wildlife Refuge * La Tirimbina Wildlife Refuge * Los Quetzales National Park * Los Santo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San José Province
San José () is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Limón, Cartago and Puntarenas. The provincial and national capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km². and has a population of 1,404,242. p. 22 Subdivisions The province of San José is subdivided into 20 cantons. Canton (Capital): # San José ( San José) # Esc ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpintera Hills Protected Zone
Carpintera Hills Protected Zone ( es, Zona Protectora Cerros de la Carpintera), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area Central Conservation Area ( es, Área de Conservación Central (ACC)), is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the central part of Costa Rica, notably the volcanic areas of the Cordillera Central. ..., it was created in 1976 by executive decree 6112-A. References Nature reserves in Costa Rica Protected areas established in 1976 1976 establishments in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Quetzales National Park
Los Quetzales National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Los Quetzales), located 97 kilometers from San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica, it was created in 2006 by decree 32981-MINAE. It is managed under the Central Conservation Area of the National System of Conservation Areas. Stretching across , the national park has limited facilities including a small ranger station and a single, highly mountainous main road. The national park is surrounded by the Los Santos Forest Reserve on its north, west, south sides, and by the Tapantí National Park on its northeast side. The park was created by allocating the area from Los Santos Forest Reserve. Flora and fauna The park predominantly protects cloud forest and is named for the Resplendent Quetzal., which inhabits the area and is the national bird of Guatemala. Ramsar site Part of the Ramsar site is located within this protected area and shared with Chirripó National Park, Tapantí National Park, Los Santos Forest Reserve, Vueltas Hill Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tirimbina Wildlife Refuge
La Tirimbina Wildlife Refuge ( es, Refugio de Vida Silvestre La Tirimbina), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area Central Conservation Area ( es, Área de Conservación Central (ACC)), is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the central part of Costa Rica, notably the volcanic areas of the Cordillera Central. I ..., it was created in 2001 by decree 29998-MINAE. References Nature reserves in Costa Rica Protected areas established in 2001 {{CostaRica-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Selva Biological Station
La Selva Biological Station is a protected area encompassing 1,536 ha of low-land tropical rain forest in northeastern Costa Rica. It is owned and operated by the Organization for Tropical Studies,Matlock, R., & Hartshorn, G. (1999). La selva biological station (OTS). Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 188-193. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/20168346 a consortium of universities and research institutions from the United States, Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico.Moorman, R. (2006). Benefits of local residents visiting La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. Environmental Conservation, 88-99 Recognized internationally as one of the most productive field stations in the world for tropical forest research and peer-reviewed publications, La Selva hosts approximately 300 scientists and 100 university courses every year. The primary goal of La Selva Biological Station is to preserve and protect an intact forest, as well as providing laboratory facilities for tropical r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irazú Volcano National Park
Irazú Volcano National Park, or in Spanish the , is a National Park in the Central Conservation Area of Costa Rica that encompasses the area around the Irazú Volcano in Cartago Province which incorporates what used to be the Ruben Torres Rojas Forest Reserve now called the Prusia Forest Reserve. The volcano is still active although the last major eruptions were between 1963 and 1965, with occasional minor eruptions and some small lava flows since that time. The park is the site of a reforestation Reforestation (occasionally, reafforestation) is the natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands (forestation) that have been depleted, usually through deforestation, but also after clearcutting. Management A debate ... project to restore the area which was destroyed by the eruptions. The forest is made up of conifers and other exotic and native species and also a native forest consisting mainly of oaks and alder, protecting the watershed of the Reventad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayabo National Monument
Guayabo National Monument ( es, Monumento Nacional Guayabo), is an archaeological site near the city of Turrialba, within the Central Conservation Area in the Cartago Province, Costa Rica. It is almost directly in the center of the country on the Southern slope of the Turrialba Volcano. The National Monument covers about and is surrounded by rainforest plant vegetation causing it to be extremely vibrant green due to high precipitation and rich soils. Only a small portion of it has been unearthed, excavated, and studied. History Guayabo de Turrialba seems to have been a locus of social power in the wake of this período de integración. It was initially populated beginning in about 1000 BCE, and then abandoned in 1400 CE, a century before the Spanish arrived, for reasons that remain a mystery. Researchers still to this day have not found any sign of why people might have left. Although, there is speculation that it might have had to do with something like disease or rival civili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grecia Forest Reserve
Grecia Forest Reserve ( es, Reserva Forestal Grecia), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area Central Conservation Area ( es, Área de Conservación Central (ACC)), is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the central part of Costa Rica, notably the volcanic areas of the Cordillera Central. I ..., it was created in 1974 by law 5463. References Nature reserves in Costa Rica Protected areas established in 1974 {{CostaRica-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grande River Protected Zone
Grande River Protected Zone ( es, Zona Protectora Río Grande), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area Central Conservation Area ( es, Área de Conservación Central (ACC)), is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the central part of Costa Rica, notably the volcanic areas of the Cordillera Central. ..., it was created in 1976 by executive decree 6112-A. References Nature reserves in Costa Rica Protected areas established in 1976 {{CostaRica-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Castro Cervantes Mixed Wildlife Refuge
Fernando Castro Cervantes Mixed Wildlife Refuge ( es, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Fernando Castro Cervantes), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area Central Conservation Area ( es, Área de Conservación Central (ACC)), is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the central part of Costa Rica, notably the volcanic areas of the Cordillera Central. I ..., it was created in 1994 by decree 22848-MIRENEM. References Nature reserves in Costa Rica Protected areas established in 1994 1994 establishments in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escazú Hills Protected Zone
Escazú Hills Protected Zone ( es, Zona Protectora Cerros de Escazú), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area Central Conservation Area ( es, Área de Conservación Central (ACC)), is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the central part of Costa Rica, notably the volcanic areas of the Cordillera Central. I ..., it was created in 1976 by executive decree 6112-A. References Nature reserves in Costa Rica Protected areas established in 1976 1976 establishments in Costa Rica Geography of San José Province {{CostaRica-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Rodeo Protected Zone
El Rodeo Protected Zone ( es, Zona Protectora El Rodeo), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area Central Conservation Area ( es, Área de Conservación Central (ACC)), is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the central part of Costa Rica, notably the volcanic areas of the Cordillera Central. ..., it was created in 1976 by executive decree 6112-A. References Nature reserves in Costa Rica Protected areas established in 1976 1976 establishments in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
