Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by

SINAC National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC, es, Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación) is part of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) of Costa Rica. It is the administrator for the nation's national parks, conservation areas, an ...

for the purposes of conservation in the eastern part of

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 ...

, on the

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

coast. It contains several

national park A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...

s, and a number

wildlife refuge A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

s and other types of

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

Protected areas

* Banano River Basin Protected Zone *

Barbilla National Park Barbilla National Park is a National Park in the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica located on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera de Talamanca. It protects forests as well as Laguna Ayil and Cerro Tigre and the Dantas River wa ...

* Bonilla-Bonillita Lacustrine Wetland *

Cahuita National Park Cahuita National Park is a terrestrial and marine national park in the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica located on the southern Caribbean coast in Limón Province, connected to the town of Cahuita. It protects beaches and ...

* Cariari National Wetlands *

Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve ( es, Reserva Biológica Hitoy Cerere), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed ...

* Jairo Mora Sandoval Gandoca-Manzanillo Mixed Wildlife Refuge *

La Amistad International Park The La Amistad International Park, or in Spanish , formerly the La Amistad National Park, is a Transboundary Protected Area in Latin America, management of which is shared between Costa Rica ( Caribbean La Amistad and Pacific La Amistad Conservat ...

(shared with

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

and

Pacific La Amistad Conservation Area Pacific La Amistad Conservation Area (ACLA-P; es, Área de Conservación La Amistad Pacífico) is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the southern part of Costa Rica, on the Pacific side of the Con ...

) *

Limoncito Wildlife Refuge Limoncito Wildlife Refuge ( es, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Limoncito), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed b ...

Pacuare-Matina Forest Reserve Pacuare-Matina Forest Reserve ( es, Reserva Forestal Pacuare-Matina), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed b ...

Pacuare River Forest Reserve Pacuare River Forest Reserve ( es, Reserva Forestal Río Pacuare), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by S ...

* Siquirres River Basin Protected Zone

References

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