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Area de Conservación Guanacaste

French: Zone de conservation de Guanacaste
The Area de Conservación Guanacaste is a World Heritage site in Costa Rica defined by the UNESCO in 1999 and definitely a recommended natural sightseeing location.
It is on position 962 (728, 473, 187) in our monthly survey..

"The Area de Conservación Guanacaste (inscribed in 1999), 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."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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