Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site
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This article is about the World Heritage Site. For the conservation area managed by SINAC, see Guanacaste Conservation Area.
The Area de Conservación Guanacaste is a network of protected areas and a World Heritage Site in Guanacaste Province, in northwestern Costa Rica. The World Heritage Site contains an unbroken tract of tropical dry forest and important habitat for several vulnerable species, including the Central American tapir, mangrove hummingbird, and the great green macaw.[1] Over 7,000 plant species and 900 vertebrate species have been located in the park.
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Area de Conservación Guanacaste | |
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Location | Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica |
Coordinates | 10°51′00″N 85°37′00″W |
Area | 1470 km² |
Established | 1989 |
Governing body | National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) |
Type | Natural |
Criteria | ix, x |
Designated | 1999 (23rd session) |
Reference no. | 928bis |
Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Extensions | 2004 |
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