Costa Rica's Protected Areas

This map shows most of the 74 units protected by the government in its network of national parks, biological reserves, forest reserves and wildlife refuges. These zones, covering an area of nearly 2.9 million acres, represent 25% of the nation's land territory.

Below the map is a legend to the identified areas

NATIONAL PARKS						RESERVES & REFUGES
1	Santa Rosa		11	Manuel Antonio		A	Bolaños Island Refuge		J	Pájaros Islands Reserve
2	Guanacaste		12	Ballena Marine		B	Caño Negro Refuge		K	Carara Reserve
3	Rincón de la Vieja		13	Chirripó		C	Barra del Colorado Refuge		L	Gandoca-Manzanillo Refuge
4	Tortuguero		14	La Amistad		D	Lomas Barbudal Reserve		M	Caño Island Reserve
5	Las Baulas de Guanacaste		15	Cahuita		E	Peñas Blancas Refuge		N	Golfito Refuge
6	Palo Verde		16	Corcovado		F	Ostional Refuge		O	Hitoy-Cerere Reserve
7	Barra Honda		17	Juan Castro Blanco		G	Cabo Blanco Absolute Reserve		P	Dr. Rafael Lucas Rodriguez Caballero Refuge
8	Poás Volcano		18	Arenal		H	Curú Refuge
9	Braulio Carrillo		19	Tapantí		I	Guayabo & Negritos Islands Reserve
10	Irazú Volcano		20	Cocos Island					Q	Guayabo National Monument

Copyright © 1995 Michael L. Smith. All rights reserved.

First Published on the Web on April 13, 1996 by M.L. Smith