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Las Baulas de Guanacaste National Park

Las Baulas de Guanacaste, Costa Rica

MARINE PROTECTED AREA

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The Las Baulas National Marine Park, also the Playa Grande Marine Turtle National Park or in Spanish Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas is a Nature Reserve of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area, and covers approximately 54,000 acres (220 km²) marine near the town of Tamarindo. It supports the largest nesting colony of leatherback sea turtles on the Pacific Costa Rican coast. More than half the park is underwater and protected but allows recreation such as scuba diving.

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    Protected Area updated by Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion (SINAC), Costa Rica, facilitated by UNEP-WCMC

    over 1 year ago

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Baulas_National_Marine_Park

    The Las Baulas National Marine Park, also the Playa Grande Marine Turtle National Park or in Spanish Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas is a Nature Reserve of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area, and covers approximately 54,000 acres (220 km²) marine near the town of Tamarindo. It supports the largest nesting colony of leatherback sea turtles on the Pacific Costa Rican coast. Mor...

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Official Record

  • WDPA ID102310
  • NameLas Baulas de Guanacaste

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    Las Baulas de Guanacaste

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    Las Baulas Marine National Park

  • Original NameLas Baulas de Guanacaste

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    Las Baulas de Guanacaste

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    Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas

  • Country / TerritoryCRI
  • Sub locationNot Reported

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    CR-G

  • IUCN CategoryIIWhat is this?
  • English DesignationNational Park
  • Designation TypeNational
  • StatusNot Reported

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    Not Reported

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    Unknown

  • Status Year1991
  • Reported Area km2271.46525
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  • Reported Marine Area km2253.35

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    253.35

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    Unknown

  • No TakeNot Reported

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    Not Reported

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    Unknown

  • No Take Area km20.0

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    0.0

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    Unknown

  • Governance TypeNot Reported

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    Not Reported

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    Governance by government

  • International CriteriaNot Applicable
  • Management AuthorityNot Reported
  • Management Plan URLNot Reported

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