Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area

{{short description|Costa Rican conservation area}}

{{Infobox Protected area

| name = Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area

| alt_name = {{lang|es|Área de Conservación Arenal Tempisque}}

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| map_image = Área_de_Conservación_Arenal_Tempisque,_SINAC,_Costa_Rica.svg

| map_caption = Location of the area, labeled ACAT in the northwest of the country.

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| location = Guanacaste Province, Puntarenas Province, Alajuela Province Costa Rica

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| coords = {{coord|10.385393|-85.335887|display=inline,title}}

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| governing_body = National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

| url = [http://www.sinac.go.cr/EN-US/ac/acat/Pages/default.aspx Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area]

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Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area ({{langx|es|Área de Conservación Arenal Tempisque (ACAT)}}), is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the northwest part of Costa Rica, near the Arenal Volcano and covering part of the Cordillera de Tilarán and Cordillera de Guanacaste. It contains a number of National Parks, Wildlife refuges and Protected Zones. The area was previously known as Arenal Tilarán Conservation Area.{{cite web |title=Area de Conservación Arenal Tempisque (ACAT) |url=http://www.sinac.go.cr/ES/ac/acat/Paginas/default.aspx}}