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NaturalRef. 928

Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site

Natural World Heritage property in Costa Rica, inscribed in 1999 under criteria (ix), (x).

Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site, Costa Rica
Photo: cyph3r [2] · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Costa Rica
Year of inscription
1999
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
1,470 km²
Location
Guanacaste Province
What it is
protected area, organization
Reference
WHC 928 · Wikidata Q775154

Why it is on the List

(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Ruínas de León Viejo, Nicaragua204 kmRuínas de León ViejoNicaragua · 2000CulturalLeón Cathedral, Nicaragua223 kmLeón CathedralNicaragua · 2011Cultural314 kmPrecolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the DiquísCosta Rica · 2014Cultural334 kmTalamanca Range-La Amistad ReservesCosta Rica · 1983NaturalRío Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras499 kmRío Plátano Biosphere ReserveHonduras · 1982NaturalJoya de Cerén, El Salvador524 kmJoya de CerénEl Salvador · 1993Cultural
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