Central Pacific Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by

SINAC National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC, ) is part of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) of Costa Rica. It is the administrator for the nation's national parks, conservation areas, and other protected natural areas. Created in 199 ...

for the purposes of conservation in the southwestern part of

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

, on the

Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the cont ...

coast.SINAC
, retrieved 18 March 2015 It contains four

National Park A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...

s, and a number

Wildlife refuge 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, funga, or features of geolog ...

s and other types of

nature 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, funga, or features of geologic ...

Protected areas

Carara National Park Carara National Park is a national park in the Central Pacific Conservation Area located near the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It was established on 27 April 1978 as a biological reserve, but its growing popularity after 1990 forced the governmen ...

* El Chompipe Hill Protected Zone * Finca Barú del Pacífico Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Hacienda La Avellana Mixed Wildlife Refuge * La Cangreja National Park * La Ensenada Mixed Wildlife Refuge *

Manuel Antonio National Park Manuel Antonio National Park () is a small national park in the Central Pacific Conservation Area located on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, just south of the city of Quepos, Puntarenas Province, Puntarenas, and from the national capital of San ...

* Montes de Oro Protected Zone * Pájaros Island Biological Reserve * Peñas Blancas Wildlife Refuge * Playa Blanca Marine Wetland * Playa Hermosa-Punta Mala Wildlife Refuge *

Portalón Mixed Wildlife Refuge Portalón Mixed Wildlife Refuge (), is a protected area in Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the s ...

* Puntarenas Estuary and Associated Mangrove Swamps Wetland * Redondo Hill Private Wildlife Refuge * San Lucas Island National Park * Tivives Protected Zone * Transilvania Private Wildlife Refuge

References

External links

* at Costa Rica National Parks site {{CostaRica-protected-area-stub Conservation Areas of Costa Rica