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Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge ( es, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Bosque Alegre) is a protected area in
Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
, 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 ...
and created in 1994 under decree 22847-MIRENEM to protect the
Lake Hule Lake Hule ( es, Laguna de Hule), which translates to ''Lake of Rubber'', due to the abundance of rubber trees nearby, is a fresh water crater lake located in the northern highlands of Costa Rica. It is part of a complex of lakes comprising Lake ...
,
Lake Congo Lake Congo ( es, Laguna Congo), is a fresh water crater lake located in the northern highlands of Costa Rica. It is part of a complex of lakes that also comprises Lake Hule and Lake Bosque Alegre. The three lakes are included in the Bosque Ale ...
and
Lake Bosque Alegre Lake Bosque Alegre ( es, Laguna Bosque Alegre, translates to ''Lake Happy Forest''), is a fresh water crater lake located in the northern highlands of Costa Rica. It is part of a complex of lakes that also comprises Lake Hule and Lake Congo. The t ...
, which together make up a lacustrine wetland with a great diversity of flora and fauna. It also protects an
aquifer An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing, permeable rock, rock fractures, or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt). Groundwater from aquifers can be extracted using a water well. Aquifers vary greatly in their characterist ...
recharge zone for the Río Cuarto canton and surrounding populated centers.


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{{CostaRica-protected-area-stub Protected areas established in 1994 Protected areas of Costa Rica