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Rincon de la Vieja National Park

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Rincon de la Vieja National Park, established on October 23, 1973 in Guanacaste Province in northwestern Costa Rica, protects about 141 square kilometers around the Rincon de la Vieja and Santa Maria volcanoes, the more recent of which last erupted in 2017. An IUCN category II park forming part of the Guanacaste Conservation Area and the Area de Conservacion Guanacaste World Heritage Site, it is also home to the dormant Cerro Von Seebach, geothermal features including fumaroles and mudpots, more than 300 bird species, and mammals such as jaguars and cougars.

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Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
Governing Body
National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) 1
Sources
1. Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Wikipedia)
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  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja), is a National Park in Guanacaste Province of the northwestern part of Costa Rica.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
    An IUCN category II park forming part of the Guanacaste Conservation Area and the Area de Conservacion Guanacaste World Heritage Site, it is also home to the dormant Cerro Von Seebach, geothermal features including fumaroles and mudpots, more than 300 bird species, and mammals such as jaguars and cougars.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
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