La Cangreja National Park

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La Cangreja National Park
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Creek in La Cangreja National Park
La Cangreja National Park area.
LocationSan José Province, Costa Rica
Coordinates9°43′01″N 84°22′23″W / 9.717°N 84.373°W / 9.717; -84.373Coordinates: 9°43′01″N 84°22′23″W / 9.717°N 84.373°W / 9.717; -84.373[1]
Area4,600 acres (19 km2)
Established1987
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
Parque Nacional La Cangreja
La Cangreja National Park is located in Costa Rica
La Cangreja National Park
Location in Costa Rica

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 Central Pacific Conservation Area, near the Pacific Ocean coast.[2]

Waterfall in La Cangreja National Park.

See also[]

  • National parks of Costa Rica
  • San José Province

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