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Tempisque Conservation Area

Coordinates: 10°01′N 85°23′W / 10.01°N 85.38°W / 10.01; -85.38
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Tempisque Conservation Area
Área de Conservación Tempisque
Location of the area, labeled ACT in the northwest of the country.
LocationPuntarenas Province, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Coordinates10°01′N 85°23′W / 10.01°N 85.38°W / 10.01; -85.38
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
Tempisque Conservation Area

Tempisque Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the western part of Costa Rica, including the Tempisque River valley and the Nicoya Peninsula. It contains a number of National Parks, Wildlife refuges and Forest Reserves.

Geography

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It is located in the northwestern part of Costa Rica. It includes the Nicoya Peninsula.[1]

Protected areas

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References

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  1. ^ "Tempisque Conservation Area (ACT)". www.sinac.go.cr. Retrieved 2020-04-17.