Cocos Island National Park
Also known as parc national Isla del Coco
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (ix), (x).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Costa Rica
Inscribed
1997
Area
199,790 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Cocos Island National Park is about 550 km south-west of Puntarenas.
Nearest towns and cities
- Puntarenas · about 57,000 peopleabout 550 km north-east
- Puerto Armuelles · about 27,000 peopleabout 550 km north-east
- Cañas · about 20,000 peopleabout 590 km north
- Alajuela · about 388,000 peopleabout 590 km north-east
- San José · about 1,284,000 peopleabout 590 km north-east
- Heredia · about 22,000 peopleabout 590 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Costa RicaCultural546 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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