The Las Nubes Rainforest Preserve () is a 145 hectare (360 acre) conservation reserve that is located an hour outside the city of
San Isidro de El General
San Isidro de El General () is the first district of the canton of Pérez Zeledón, in the southern part of the province of San José in Costa Rica, as well as the name of said district's main city.
San Isidro de El General is the most populous ...
, in
San José Province
San José () is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Limón, Cartago and Puntarenas. The provincial and national capi ...
,
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 ...
.
The property was donated to
York University
York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...
by Dr. Woody Fisher in 1998. The Faculty of Environmental Studies operates an eco-campus on the property that hosts classes and research projects.
Anthropology and Environmental Society - Engagement in the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor
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Nature conservation in Costa Rica
York University
1998 establishments in Costa Rica
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