La Cangreja National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
Creek in La Cangreja National Park | |
La Cangreja National Park area. | |
Location | San José Province, Costa Rica |
Coordinates | 9°43′01″N 84°22′23″W / 9.717°N 84.373°W / 9.717; -84.373 |
Area | 4,600 acres (19 km) |
Established | 1987 |
Governing body | National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) |
Parque Nacional La Cangreja | |
class=notpageimage| Location in Costa Rica |
La Cangreja National Park, until 2002 the Cerro de la Cangreja Protected Zone, is a National Park in the Puriscal Canton of San José Province, in west-central Costa Rica.
It is a part of the Central Pacific Conservation Area, near the Pacific Ocean coast.
See also
References
- La Cangreja National Park protectedplanet.net
- ^ La Cangreja National Park
External links
- La Iguana Chocolate — Costa Rican owned chocolate farm next to the park.
- Rancho Mastatal Sustainability Education Center
National Parks of Costa Rica by Conservation Area | |
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Arenal Huetar Norte (ACAHN) | |
Arenal Tempisque (ACAT) | |
Central (ACC) | |
Guanacaste (ACG) | |
La Amistad Caribbean (ACLAC) | |
La Amistad Pacific (ACLAP) | |
Cocos (ACMC) | |
Central Pacific (ACOPAC) | |
Osa (ACOSA) |
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Tempisque (ACT) |
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Tortuguero (ACTo) |
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