La Cangreja National Park
La Cangreja National Park | |
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![]() Creek in La Cangreja National Park | |
![]() La Cangreja National Park area. | |
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) |
Parque Nacional La Cangreja | |
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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]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Catarata_Parque_Nacional_La_Cangreja._Costa_Rica.jpg/300px-Catarata_Parque_Nacional_La_Cangreja._Costa_Rica.jpg)
Waterfall in La Cangreja National Park.
See also[]
- National parks of Costa Rica
- San José Province
References[]
- ^ La Cangreja National Park protectedplanet.net
- ^ Jump up to: a b La Cangreja National Park
External links[]
- La Iguana Chocolate — Costa Rican owned chocolate farm next to the park.
- Rancho Mastatal Sustainability Education Center
Categories:
- IUCN Category II
- National parks of Costa Rica
- Geography of San José Province
- Protected areas established in 1987
- Tourist attractions in San José Province
- Costa Rican protected area stubs