Los Quetzales National Park Costa Rica

Location: in Cerro de la Muerte, near the exit to San Gerardo de Dota, in San José, Costa Rica.    GPS Coordinates: 9.615685,-83.818289 (9°36’56.46″N, 83°49’05.84″W) Size: 5000 ha (12,355 acres) Altitude: from 2000 up to 3000 meters. Central Pacific Conservation Area (ACOPAC) Telephone: +506 2416-7878 INFOTUR Tourist Information: 1192 Address map: Click here to view … Read more

Paramo Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica

Haga click en el siguiente enlace para leer está página en Español: Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Páramo Costa Rica Paramo Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica: created on December 7th, 1999 to protect tropical forest areas and part of the moors in the high elevations of the Talamanca Mountains in Costa Rica.  It is located within … Read more

Cerro las Vueltas Biological Reserve Costa Rica

Location: within the Los Santos Forest Reserve, district: Copey, canton: Dota, province: San Jose, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 11703.    Santa Maria de Dota GPS coordinates: 9.653131,-83.969856 (9°39’11.27″N, 83°58’11.48″W) Size: 802ha (1,980 acres) Central Pacific Conservation Area (ACOPAC) Telephone: +506 2416-7878 INFOTUR Tourist Information: 1192 Address map: Click here to view directions from Juan … Read more

Cocos Island National Park Costa Rica

Location: 330 miles (523 km) southwest of Cabo Blanco in the eastern Pacific Ocean, in Puntarenas province. GPS coordinates: 5.527958,-87.057419 (5°31’40.65″N, 87°03’26.71″W) Size: 4660 hectares (11,500 acres) Altitude: from sea level to 634m (2,100ft) Cocos Island Marine Conservation Area (ACMIC) Telephone: +506 2291-1215 / +506 2291-1216 INFOTUR Tourist Information: 1192 Address map: Click here to … Read more

Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve Costa Rica

Haga click en el siguiente enlace para leer está página en Español: Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo Blanco Costa Rica Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve Costa Rica protects tropical forest and beach areas at the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, in Costa Rica. Cabo Blanco received its protected status in October 21st, 1963, due primarily … Read more

Nicolas Wessberg Absolute Natural Reserve Costa Rica

Location: southern Nicoya Peninsula in Puntarenas, Costa Rica    Paquera GPS Coordinates: 9.821142,-84.935581 (9°49’16.11″N, 84°56’08.09″W) Puntarenas Ferry GPS Coordinates: 9.977431,-84.848553 (9°58’38.75″N, 84°50’54.79″W) Size: 61 ha (150 acres) Tempisque Conservation Area (ACT) Telephone: +506 2686-4967 / +506 2686-4968 INFOTUR Tourist Information: 1192 Nicolas Wessberg Absolute Natural Reserve Costa Rica was established on October 10th, 1994 in … Read more

Romelia Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica

Location: in Montezuma, district: Cobano, canton: Puntarenas, provincia: Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 60111.    Paquera GPS Coordinates: 9.821142,-84.935581 (9°49’16.11″N, 84°56’08.09″W) Puntarenas Ferry GPS Coordinates: 9.977431,-84.848553 (9°58’38.75″N, 84°50’54.79″W) Size: 168 ha (415 acres) Tempisque Conservation Area (ACT) Telephone: +506 2686-4967 / +506 2686-4968 INFOTUR Tourist Information: 1192 Romelia Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica was created … Read more

Cueva Murcielago Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica

Location: near Cabuya in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Cabuya GPS coordinates: 9.598406,-85.089364 (9°35’54.26″N, 85°05’21.71″W)    Puntarenas Ferry GPS Coordinates: 9.977431,-84.848553 (9°58’38.75″N, 84°50’54.79″W) Size: 93 ha (183 acres) Altitude: sea level to 150m (942ft) Tempisque Conservation Area (ACT) Telephone: +506 2686-4967 / +506 2686-4968 INFOTUR Tourist Information: 1192 Address map: Click here to view directions from Juan … Read more

Curú National Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica

Location: 8km (5 miles) south of Paquera, in Puntarenas province. GPS Coordinates: 9.793208,-84.925692 (9°47’35.55″N, 84°55’32.49″W) Puntarenas Ferry GPS Coordinates: 9.977431,-84.848553 (9°58’38.75″N, 84°50’54.79″W) Size: 84ha (207 acres) 173 acres Altitude: sea level to 20m (66ft) Curú National Wildlife Refuge Telephone: +506 2641-0100 / +506 2641-0590 Tempisque Conservation Area (ACT) Telephone: +506 2686-4967 / +506 2686-4968 Tempisque … Read more

La Ceiba Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica

Haga click en el siguiente enlace para leer está página en Español: Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre La Ceiba Costa Rica La Ceiba Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica was created on July 20th, 1995 in order to research and protect tropical forests and beach area. It is covered by tropical dry forest, is part of the … Read more