Osa Conservation Area

{{Short description|Conservation area in Costa Rica}}

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{{distinguish|Osa Wildlife Sanctuary}}

{{Infobox Protected area

| name = Osa Conservation Area

| alt_name = {{lang|es|Área de Conservación Osa}}

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| map_image = Área_de_Conservación_Osa,_SINAC,_Costa_Rica.svg

| map_caption = Location of the area, labeled ACOSA in the southeast of the country.

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| location = Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

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| coords = {{coord|8.5|-83.5|display=inline,title}}

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| governing_body = National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

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

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Osa Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in Costa Rica, on the southern Pacific coast region. It contains two National Parks, and numerous Wildlife refuges and other types of nature reserve.{{cite web |title=Osa Conservation Area |url=http://www.sinac.go.cr/EN-US/ac/acosa/Pages/default.aspx}}