Las Baulas National Marine Park
- Las Baulas National Marine Park
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location = Costa Rica
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area = ~54,000 acres (220 km²) marine
established = 9 July 1991
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governing_body = National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
The Las Baulas National Marine Park, also the Playa Grande Marine Turtle National Park or in Spanish _es. Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas is a Nature Reserve of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area, and covers approximately 54,000 acres (220 km²) marine near the town of Tamarindo. It supports the largest nesting colony of leatherback sea turtles on the Pacific Costa Rican coast.
External links
* [http://www.costarica-nationalparks.com/paloverdenationalpark.html Las Baulas National Marine Park] at Costa Rica National Parks
* [http://www.trycostarica.com/info.php?id=545&cat=119&page=3 Las Baulas National Marine Park] at Try Costa Rica
* [http://www.wikicostarica.com:16080/index.php/Las_Baulas_National_Park Videos of turtles hatching in Las Baulas]
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