Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge
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Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge is a Wildlife refuge, part of the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area, in the northern part of Costa Rica twenty kilometers south of Los Chiles near the border with Nicaragua in the Alajuela province. The refuge is a wetlands site that is home to many migratory waterfowl during part of the year, centered on Lake Caño Negro which is fed by the Frío River during the rainy season.
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Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Alajuela Province, Costa Rica |
Nearest city | Upala |
Coordinates | 10.877°N 84.763°W / 10.877; -84.763[1] |
Area | 25,100 acres (102 km2) |
Established | 1984 |
Governing body | National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) |
Official name | Caño Negro |
Designated | 27 December 1991 |
Reference no. | 541[3] |
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