Costa Rica - Area de Conservación Guanacaste

Area de Conservación Guanacaste (1999, 2004)
Costa Rica

Costa Rica 1924. Map of Guanacaste Area.

Inscribed in 1999, it was extended with the addition of a 15,000-ha private property, St Elena. It contains important natural habitats for the conservation of biological diversity, including the best dry forest habitats from Central America to northern Mexico and key habitats for endangered or rare plant and animal species.

The site demonstrates significant ecological processes in both its terrestrial and marine-coastal environments.

Costa Rica 1924. Map of Guanacaste Area. Please note that Guanacaste was a postal entity from 1885 to 1889. Stamps of Guanacaste are Costa Rican issues with overprints, both vertically and horizontally. From 1889 the province has used the ordinary issues of Costa Rica.

Sources and links:

Natural site datasheet from WCMC

Other World Heritage Sites in Costa Rica (on this site). Inactive links are not described on postage stamps. Please refer to the UNESCO-listing, Costa Rica Section, for further information on the individual properties.

Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
Cocos Island National Park

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