Arenal Volcano Emergency Forest Reserve is a
Forest Reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...
, part of the
Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area
Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area ( es, Área de Conservación Arenal Huetar Norte, ACAHN), is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the northern part of Costa Rica. It contains a national park, ...
, in the northern part of
Costa Rica in the emergency zone of the
Arenal Volcano
Arenal Volcano ( es, Volcán Arenal) is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around northwest of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna. The Arenal volcano measure ...
. It was created in 1972 covering an area of forest, and there are no public facilities at the reserve.
References
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Arenal Volcano Emergency Forest Reserveat Costa Rica National Parks
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Nature reserves in Costa Rica
Geography of Alajuela Province
Forests of Costa Rica
Forest reserves