National Park · Costa Rica
La Cangreja National Park
La Cangreja National Park is a national park in Costa Rica, covering 6,225 acres (2,519 ha), established in 2003.
Photo: Ricardo Calvo Aguilar via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Costa Rica |
| Area | 6,225 acres (2,519 ha) |
| Established | 2003 |
| Coordinates | 9.7170° N, 84.3730° W |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About La Cangreja National Park
La Cangreja National Park, until 2002 the Cerro de la Cangreja Protected Zone, is a National Park in the Puriscal Canton of San José Province, in west-central Costa Rica. It is a part of the Central Pacific Conservation Area, near the Pacific Ocean coast.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) · San José (Alajuela), Costa Rica · 22.2 miles away
- Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) · Liberia, Costa Rica · 100.1 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is La Cangreja National Park?
La Cangreja National Park is in Costa Rica (9.7170° N, 84.3730° W).
When was La Cangreja National Park established?
La Cangreja National Park was established in 2003, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is La Cangreja National Park?
La Cangreja National Park covers 6,225 acres (2,519 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4552189 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cangreja_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).