Central Pacific National Parks
Located in the central-western part of the country, the Central Pacific Conservation Area covers the land between the community of Manzanillo, in the extreme north of the province of Puntarenas, up to the Barú River in Aguirre town and the lands intermediate in the southwest of the Central Valley and part of the high mountain lands in the Cordillera de Talamanca.
Parque Nacional Marino Ballena
This national park was created to protect coral and rocky reefs in Bahía de Coronado, in the sout...
Hacienda Barú Wildlife Refuge
Hacienda Barú is a 324-hectare (800-acre) national wildlife refuge located by the beach town of D...
Manuel Antonio National Park
One of Costa Rica's most popular national parks is also one of its smallest. Manuel Antonio Natio...
Carara National Park
This small reserve is located near the Tárcoles River. Its transition forest, between the dry tro...
Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
Created in 1963, Cabo Blanco is the oldest wilderness area to be protected in Costa Rica. Cabo Bl...
