Tempisque Conservation Area

Tempisque Conservation Area

Tempisque Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the western part of Costa Rica, including the Tempisque River valley and the Nicoya Peninsula . It contains a number of National Parks, Wildlife refuges and Forest Reserves.

Protected areas

* Barra Honda National Park
* Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve
* Las Baulas National Marine Park
* Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve
* Ostional Wildlife Refuge
* Palo Verde National Park
* Camaronal Wildlife Refuge
* Cipancí Wildlife Refuge
* Cueva Murcielago Wildlife Refuge
* Curú Wildlife Refuge
* Diria National Forest Wildlife Refuge
* Guayabo Islands Biological Reserve
* La Ceiba Wildlife Refuge
* Mata Redonda Wildlife Refuge
* Negritos Islands Biological Reserve
* Romelia Wildlife Refuge
* Tamarindo Wildlife Refuge
* Nosara Protected Zone
* Cerro La Cruz Protected Zone
* Cuenca Rio Abangares Protected Zone
* Nicoya Peninsula Protected Zone
* Taboga Forest Reserve
* Riberino Zapandi Wetlands
* Palustrino Corral de Piedra Wetlands
* Rio Cañas Wetlands
* Laguna Madrigal Wetlands
* Costa Esmeralda Wildlife Refuge
* Werner Sauter Wildlife Refuge
* Nicolas Wessberg Absolute Natural Reserve
* Finca La Virgen

External links

* [http://www.costarica-nationalparks.com/tempisqueconservationarea.html Tempisque Conservation Area] at Costa Rica National Parks site


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