Costa Rica National Parks
Actually there are over 40 National Parks and Protected Areas in Costa Rica, which are managed under the umbrella of SINAC (Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion), a department of Costa Rica's Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE).
Costa Rica's progressive policies on environmental protection and sustainable ecotourism in the National Parks System have is recognized as a model for other countries. The rainforests, tropical forests, marine areas and wetlands of Costa Rica are the subject of many university and scientific organization studies. The enrichment of the world's knowledge of these important habitats is an invaluable contribution from the National Parks System of Costa Rica.
The Cordillera de Talamanca is home to an impressive collection of national parks and other preserved areas, including the La Amistad International Park, which extends into Panamá. On the southern Osa Peninsula is the internationally renowned Corcovado National Park, which preserves a remnant of sizeable lowland tropical rainforest that is unique in the world.
List of National Parks of Costa Rica
1.Refugio Nacional de Fauna Silvestre Isla Bolaños / Bolanos Island National Refuge of Wild Fauna
2.Parque Nacional Santa Rosa y Guanacaste/ Santa Rosa and Guanacaste National Park
3.Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja/ Rincon de la Vija National Park
4.Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Caño Negro/
5.Refugio Nacional de Fauna Silvestre Barra del Colorado y Parque Nacional Tortuguero
6.Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas de Guanacaste
7.Reserva Biológica Lomas Barbudal
8.Parque Nacional Palo Verde
9.Parque Nacional Barra Honda
10.Refugio Silvestre Peñas Blancas
11.Poás Volcano National Park
12.Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo
13.Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Ostional
14.Cocos Island National Park
15.Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo Blanco
16.Refugio Nacional de Fauna Silvestre Curú
17.Reserva Biológica de las Islas Guayabo,Negritos y de los Pájaros 18.Reserva Biológica Carara
19.Parque Nacional Volcán Irazú
20.Monumento Nacional Guayabo
21.Manuel Antonio National Park
22.Parque Nacional Marino Ballena
23.La Amistad International Park
24.Parque Nacional Cahuita
25.Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Gandoca-Manzanillo
26.Reserva Biológica Isla del Caño
27.Parque Nacional Corcovado
28.Parque Nacional de Fauna Silvestre Golfito
29.Parque Nacional Juan Castro Blanco
30.Arenal Volcano National Park
31.Parque Nacional Tapantí
32.Reserva Biológica Hitoy Cerere
