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UNESCO WHCNaturalInscribed 1983

Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park

Overview

The location of this unique site in Central America, where Quaternary glaciers have left their mark, has allowed the fauna and flora of North and South America to interbreed. Tropical rainforests cover most of the area. Four different Indian tribes inhabit this property, which benefits from close co-operation between Costa Rica and Panama.

About Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park

La Amistad International Park, or in Spanish Parque Internacional La Amistad, formerly La Amistad National Park, is a transboundary protected area in Latin America, management of which is shared between Costa Rica and Panama, following a recommendation by UNESCO after the park's inclusion in the World Heritage Site list in 1983. The park and surrounding biosphere reserve is one of the most outstanding conservation areas in Central America, preserving a major tract of tropical forest wilderness. It is known for its extraordinary biodiversity and endemism.

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Selection Criteria

(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)

Components(1 location)

Details

Countries
Panama, Costa Rica
ISO Codes
PA, CR
Area
570,045 ha
Transboundary
Yes
Coordinates
9.4071, -82.9388
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