Central Conservation Area

Location of Central Volcanic Conservation Area

Central Volcanic Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the central part of Costa Rica, notably the volcanic areas of the Cordillera Central. It contains four National Parks, and a number Wildlife refuges and other types of nature reserve.

Protected areas

• Braulio Carrillo National Park
• Guayabo National Monument
• Irazú Volcano National Park
• Poás Volcano National Park
• Turrialba Volcano National Park
• La Selva Protected Zone
• Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge
• Central Volcanic Forest Reserve
• Cerro Dantas Wildlife Refuge
• Corredor Fronterizo Wildlife Refuge
• Grecia Forest Reserve
• Jaguarundi Wildlife Refuge
• La Marta Wildlife Refuge
• Cerro Atenas Protected Zone
• Cerros de la Carpintera Protected Zone

External links

• Central Volcanic Conservation Area at Costa Rica National Parks site