Arenal Volcano, located in the Arenal Conservation Area
Ballena ("Whale"), located just south of Dominical, includes Punta Uvita, Playa Piñuela and Playa Ballena
Braulio Carrillo, which includes Barva Volcano, Bajo la Hondura and Cacho Negro Peak
Cahuita, includes Cahuita Point and Puerto Vargas
Chirripo / La Amistad - two separate parks which form the Amistad-Talamanca Regional Conservation Unit. La Amistad extends into Panama.
Cocos Island
Corcovado, Osa Peninsula, along with Piedras Blancas National Park near Golfito
Irazu Volcano
Juan Castro Blanco, Bajos del Toro, at the head of the valley of the Río Toro
Manuel Antonio, includes Playa Espadilla Sur, Playa Blanca, and Playa Puerto Escondido
Playa Grande Marine Turtle, within the Tamarindo National Wildlife Refuge
Poas Volcano
Palo Verde, includes the Río Tempisque in the Gulf of Nicoya. contiguous with Caballero Wildlife Refuge and Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve, which with Barra Honda National Park and adjacent areas, form the Tempisque Megapark
Rincon de la Vieja
Santa Rosa covers much of the Santa Elena peninsula. part of the Guanacaste Conservation Area (GCA)--that incorporates Santa Rosa National Park, Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Bolaños Island Wildlife Refuge, the Junquillal Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and the Horizontes Experimental Station.
Tapanti, situated in the Orosi Valley, surrounded by the Macho River Forest Reserve
Tortuguero
National Reserves include:
Barra del Colorado
Cabo Blanco Strict, at the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula
Caño Island, off shore from Corcovado National Park (Osa Peninsula)
Caño Negro
Carara
Gandoca Manzanillo
Guayabo Monument, a prehistoric village near Turrialba
Hitoy Cerere
Lomas Barbudal
Sites for private reserves should be submitted in the locality or province where they are located.
The Las Baulas National Marine Park Area is located on the Pacific Coast near Tamarindo. It is a protected nesting ground for various species of marine turtles.
Please submit to this category only if your site is directly related to the Las Baulas National Marine Park Area.