La Cangreja National Park
| La Cangreja National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
| Location | San José Province, Costa Rica |
| Coordinates | 9°43′01″N 84°22′23″W / 9.717°N 84.373°WCoordinates: 9°43′01″N 84°22′23″W / 9.717°N 84.373°W[1] |
| Area | 4,600 acres (19 km2) |
| Established | 1987 |
| Governing body | National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) |
| http://www.costarica-nationalparks.com/lacangrejanationalpark.html | |
La Cangreja National Park, until 2002 the Cerro de la Cangreja Protected Zone, is a National Park in the Puriscal Canton of San José Province, in west-central Costa Rica.[2]
It is a part of the large Central Pacific Conservation Area, near the Pacific Ocean coast.[2]
The park protects tropical forest in the Cordillera de Talamanca (mountain range) region .
Waterfall in La Cangreja National Park.
See also
- National parks of Costa Rica
- San José Province
References
- ↑ La Cangreja National Park protectedplanet.net
- 1 2 La Cangreja National Park
External links
- Costa Rica National Parks: official La Cangreja National Park website
- La Iguana Chocolate — Costa Rican owned chocolate farm next to the park.
- Costarican family mastatal community, and information about La Cangreja.
- Mastatal Lodge Information about La Cangreja National Park
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