Puntarenas Estuary and Associated Mangrove Swamps Wetland

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Puntarenas Estuary and Associated Mangrove Swamps Wetland
Humedal Estero Puntarenas y Manglares Asociados
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Location Costa Rica
Coordinates 10°01′30″N84°50′49″W / 10.025°N 84.847°W / 10.025; -84.847 Coordinates: 10°01′30″N84°50′49″W / 10.025°N 84.847°W / 10.025; -84.847
Area52.41 square kilometres (20.24 sq mi)
Established7 September 2006
Governing body National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

Puntarenas Estuary and Associated Mangrove Swamps Wetland (Spanish : Humedal Estero Puntarenas y Manglares Asociados), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Pacific Conservation Area, it was created in 2006 by decree 33327-MINAE. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Humedal Estero Puntarenas y Manglares Asociados Map". SINAC. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. "Humedal Estero Puntarenas y Manglares Asociados". Protected Planet. Retrieved 6 May 2020.