Osa Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation 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 southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

, on the southern

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 region. It contains two

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 numerous

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

* Ballena Marine National Park * Caño Island Biological Reserve * Carate Mixed Wildlife Refuge *

Corcovado National Park Corcovado National Park () is a National Park on the Osa Peninsula, in Osa (canton), Osa Canton, located on the southwestern regions of Costa Rica (9° North, 83° West), which is a part of the Osa Conservation Area. Corcovado National Park was ...

Golfito Mixed Wildlife Refuge Golfito 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 sou ...

* Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve * Osa Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Pejeperro Wildlife Refuge * Piedras Blancas National Park * Preciosa-Platanares Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Punta Río Claro Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Quillotro Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Rancho La Merced Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Térraba-Sierpe Wetland

References

{{CostaRica-protected-area-stub Conservation Areas of Costa Rica