Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica

Location: 291 km (80 miles) straight north from San Jose, southeast of the town of Los Chiles, districts: Los Chiles, Caño Negro, El Amparo, canton: Los Chiles, province: Alajuela, Costa Rica.    Los Chiles GPS Coordinates: 11.031492, -84.712339 (11°01’53.37″N, 84°42’44.42″W) Size: 9.969 hectares (25,100 acres) Altitude: from 30m to 100m (100ft to 330 ft) above … Read more

Cerro El Jardin Forest Reserve Costa Rica

Haga click en el siguiente enlace para leer está página en Español: Reserva Forestal Cerro El Jardín Costa Rica Cerro El Jardin Forest Reserve Costa Rica: created on March 16th, 1994, in order to protect low forested areas and a remnant of moist forest that existed on the right bank of the San Juan River, … Read more

La Cureña Forest Reserve Costa Rica

Location: just north of Boca Tapada, near the Nicaraguan border, canton: San Carlos, province: Alajuela and canton: Sarapiquí, province: Heredia, Costa Rica. Pital GPS Coordinates: 10.451586, -84.273422 (10°27’05.71″N, 84°16’24.32″W) Size: 6.307 ha (14,800 acres) Altitude: about 200m above sea level Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area (ACA-HN) Telephone: +506 2460-0055 INFOTUR Tourist Information: 1192 Address map: … Read more

Maquenque Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica

Location: just north of Boca Tapada, near the Nicaraguan border, inside the districts of Pocosol and Pital, canton: San Carlos, province: Alajuela and the districts of La Virgen and Cureña, canton: Sarapiquí, province: Heredia, Costa Rica.    Pital GPS Coordinates: 10.448623,-84.27637 (10°26’55.04″N, 84°16’34.93″W) Size: 60 ha (148 acres) Altitude: about 200m above sea level. Telephone: … Read more

Children’s Eternal Rainforest Private Reserve Costa Rica

San Gerardo Field Station · Poco Sol Biological Station · Bajo del Tigre Sector · Finca Steller Education Center Location: between Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve and the Arenal National Park, in the provinces of Alajuela and Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Size: 22,500 ha (54,000 acres) Altitude: from 450m to 1,800m (1,480ft … Read more

Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve Costa Rica

Location: 5km (3 miles) north of Santa Elena town, district: Monteverde, canton: Puntarenas, province: Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Zone postal code: 60109. Santa Elena GPS Coordinates: 10.317369,-84.824386 (10°19’2.53″N, 84°49’27.79″W) Size: 310 ha (765 acres) Altitude: from 1,300 m (4,800 ft) to 1,700 m (5,600 ft.). Schedule: from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. all the year round. … Read more

Finca Hacienda La Avellana Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica

Haga click en el siguiente enlace para leer está página en Español: Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Finca Hacienda La Avellana Costa Rica Finca Hacienda La Avellana Wildlife Refuge Costa Rica was declared a refuge on June 30th 1988, to protect tropical forest areas bordering the north side of Carara National Park, on the Pacific … Read more

Corredor Fronterizo Costa Rica – Nicaragua National Wildlife Refuge

Haga click en el siguiente enlace para leer está página en Español: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Corredor Fronterizo Costa Rica – Nicaragua Corredor Fronterizo Costa Rica – Nicaragua National Wildlife Refuge was created on February 15th, 1194 to give protection to the forest, as well as to recuperate it from past degeneration, since in this … Read more

The Juan Santamaría Museum Costa Rica

Haga click en el siguiente enlace para leer está página en Español: Museo de Juan Santamaría en Costa Rica The Juan Santamaría Museum Costa Rica was created by Republic Act No. 5619 on December 4th, 1974, amended by Law No. 6572 on April 23rd, 1981. The project that led to this law was the initiative … Read more

The San Ramón Museum (José Figueres Ferrer Historic and Cultural Center) Costa Rica

Haga click en el siguiente enlace para leer está página en Español: Museo de San Ramón (Centro Cultural Histórico de José Figueres Ferrer), Costa Rica The San Ramón Museum (José Figueres Ferrer Historic and Cultural Center) Costa Rica is an institution under the management of the Ministry of Culture and Youth, which aims to promote … Read more