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| Area de Conservación Guanacaste* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| State Party |  Costa Rica |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | ix, x |
| Reference | 928 |
| Region** | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1999 (23rd Session) |
| Extensions | 2004 |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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| Area de Conservación Guanacaste | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
| Location | Costa Rica |
| Area | 1470 km² |
| Established | 1989 |
| Governing body | National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) |
The Area de Conservación Guanacaste, is a World Heritage Site in the northwestern part of Costa Rica, which comprises Santa Rosa, Guanacaste, Rincón de la Vieja National Parks and the Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge. It formally became part of National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) in 1994, and then a World Heritage site in 1999.
The area of the parks combined totals 1470 square kilometers as of 2004.
External links
- United Nations Environment Programme details of this World Heritage site [1]
