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Miravalles Jorge Manuel Dengo National Park

Coordinates: 10°45′0″N 85°9′0″W / 10.75000°N 85.15000°W / 10.75000; -85.15000
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Miravalles Jorge Manuel Dengo National Park
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Miravalles Jorge Manuel Dengo National Park
LocationCosta Rica
Coordinates10°45′0″N 85°9′0″W / 10.75000°N 85.15000°W / 10.75000; -85.15000
Area43 square kilometres (17 sq mi)
Established5 June 2019
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
Miravalles Jorge Manuel Dengo National Park is located in Costa Rica
Miravalles Jorge Manuel Dengo National Park
Location in Costa Rica

Miravalles Jorge Manuel Dengo National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Miravalles Jorge Manuel Dengo), is a national park and nature reserve in the northwest part of Costa Rica, which forms part of the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area. The site contains the Miravalles Volcano, which is still active although the last recorded eruption was only of steam vents in 1946.

On 5 June 2019, it was created by allocating 43 square kilometres (17 sq mi) from Miravalles Protected Zone as declared by Executive Decree 41768-MINAE,[1] it became the twenty ninth national park of Costa Rica. [2]

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Nearby there is a geothermal energy plant which uses the large underground heated reservoir to provide electricity. In the same premises is also located the Miravalles Solar Park.

References

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  1. ^ "N° 41768-MINAE".
  2. ^ "Gobierno declara zona protectora Miravalles como Parque Nacional". Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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