La Cangreja National Park

La Cangreja National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Creek in La Cangreja National Park
La Cangreja National Park area.
Location	San José Province, Costa Rica
Coordinates	9°43′01″N 84°22′23″W[1]
Area	4,600 acres (19 km^2)
Established	1987
Governing body	National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
Parque Nacional La Cangreja
class=notpageimage| Location in Costa Rica

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.[2]

It is a part of the Central Pacific Conservation Area, near the Pacific Ocean coast.[2]

Waterfall in La Cangreja National Park.

See also

• National parks of Costa Rica
• San José Province

References

1. La Cangreja National Park protectedplanet.net
2. La Cangreja National Park

External links

• La Iguana Chocolate — Costa Rican owned chocolate farm next to the park.
• Rancho Mastatal Sustainability Education Center