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9.898°N 84.699°W. / 9.898; -84.699. Area. 24.97 square kilometres (9.64 sq mi) Established. 2 June 1986. Governing body. National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) Tivives Protected Zone ( Spanish: Zona Protectora Tivives ), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Pacific Conservation Area, it was created in 1986 by ...
It is the largest lake in Costa Rica at 85-square-kilometre (33 sq mi). Its depth varies between 30 and 60 meters (100–200 feet) seasonally. [2] Originally a natural lake, Lake Arenal was tripled in size with the 1979 construction of the Presa Sangregado Dam at its northern end. All land below the 550-meter level was expropriated by the Costa ...
Area. 9.0 square kilometres (3.5 sq mi) Established. 17 July 1976. Governing body. National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) Atenas Hill Protected Zone ( Spanish: Zona Protectora Cerro Atenas ), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area, it was created in 1976 under executive decree 6112-A. [1] [2]
283.34 square kilometres (109.40 sq mi) Established. 2 February 1977. Governing body. National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) Arenal-Monteverde Protected Zone ( Spanish: Zona Protectora Arenal-Monteverde ), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area, it was created in 1977 by decree 6778-A. [1] [2]
Location in Costa Rica. Arenal Volcano National Park ( Spanish: Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal) is a Costa Rican national park in the central part of the country, part of the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area. The park encompasses the Arenal Volcano, the most active in the country, which was believed to be dormant until a major eruption in ...
Political and human geography. Costa Rica shares a 313-kilometre (194-mile) border with Nicaragua to the north, and a 348-km border with Panama to the south. Costa Rica claims an exclusive economic zone of 574,725 km 2 (221,903 sq mi) with 200 nautical miles (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi).
Area. 199.81 square kilometres (77.15 sq mi) Established. 9 September 1981. Governing body. National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) Las Tablas Protected Zone ( Spanish: Zona Protectora Las Tablas ), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Pacific La Amistad Conservation Area, it was created in 1981 by law 6638. [1] [2]
The Colorado River, or the Rio Colorado ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈri.o koloˈɾaðo] ), in Costa Rica is a distributary of the San Juan River which flows 96 kilometres (60 mi) towards the Caribbean in the northern parts of Heredia and Limón Provinces. The surrounding habitats are protected as part of the second largest rain forest preserve ...