REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA


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General info
Bolanos Island Wildlife Refuge
Santa Rosa National Park
Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve
Palo Verde National Park
Barra Honda National Park
Penas Blancas National Wildlife Refuge
Guayabo, Negritos and Los Pajaros Biological Reserve
Ostional National Wildlife Refuge
Carara Biological Reserve
Curu National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Blanco Natural Reserve
Manuel Antonio National Park
Cano Island Biological Reserve
Golfito National Wildlife Refuge
Corcovado National Park
Coco Island National Park
Rincon de la Vieja National Park
Poas Volcano National Park
Braulio Carillo National Park
Irazu Volcano National Park
Guayabo National Monument
Tapanti National Park
Chirripo National Park
Hitoy-Cerere Biological Reserve
Cano Negro National Reserve
Barra del Colorado National Wildlife Refuge
Tortuguero National Park
Cahuita National Park
Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge
Guanacaste National Park
Arenal Volcano National Park
Ballena National Sea Park
Juan Castro Blanco National Park
Las Baulas National Park
Esquinas National Park
Cipanci National Wildlife Refuge
Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
La Cangreja National Park
Diria National Park
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve


 
NATIONAL PARKS: Diria National Park

Diria National Park

(2004). The newest national park. Since 1991 a protected zone. It is placed 9 kms South-West of Santa Cruz in Guanacaste province. It encompasses a valley where origins 4 rivers: Tigre, Verde, Enmedio and Diria. It is placed on elevations between 200 - 1.000 m.a.s.l. It is covered by 4.000 ha of dry forest and humid tropical forest (Guanacaste, spiny cedar, guayava). It is inhabited by red brocket-deer, northern tamandua, howler monkey, collared peccary, grison, aguti and 134 species of birds. It is planned to build a hanging bridge for tiurists.


 
© 2004; SLUPSK; Rafal Cezary Piechocinski