Tempisque Conservation Area

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

{{Infobox Protected area

| name = Tempisque Conservation Area

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

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| map_image = Área_de_Conservación_Tempisque,_SINAC,_Costa_Rica.svg

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

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| location = Puntarenas Province, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

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| coords = {{coord|10.01|-85.38|display=inline,title}}

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| governing_body = National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

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

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Tempisque Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the western part of Costa Rica, including the Tempisque River valley and the Nicoya Peninsula. It contains a number of National Parks, Wildlife refuges and Forest Reserves.

Geography

It is located in the northwestern part of Costa Rica. It includes the Nicoya Peninsula.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sinac.go.cr/EN-US/ac/act/Pages/default.aspx|title=Tempisque Conservation Area (ACT)|website=www.sinac.go.cr|access-date=2020-04-17}}

Protected areas

References

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{{National parks of Costa Rica}}

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Category:Conservation Areas of Costa Rica