La Cangreja National Park

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]

La Cangreja National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Creek in La Cangreja National Park
La Cangreja National Park area.
LocationSan José Province, Costa Rica
Coordinates9°43′01″N 84°22′23″W[1]
Area4,600 acres (19 km2)
Established1987
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
Parque Nacional La Cangreja
Location in Costa Rica

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

References

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