La Amistad Reserves
Also known as Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park, Talamanca Range- La Amistad Reserves, Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Costa Rica, Panama
Inscribed
1983
Area
570,045 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
La Amistad Reserves is about 65 km south of Limón. The nearest other World Heritage site is Diquís Stone Spheres, about 80 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Limón · about 85,000 peopleabout 65 km north
- Cartago · about 197,000 peopleabout 120 km north-west
- David · about 110,000 peopleabout 120 km south-east
- Puerto Armuelles · about 27,000 peopleabout 130 km south
- San José · about 1,284,000 peopleabout 140 km north-west
- Heredia · about 22,000 peopleabout 140 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Costa RicaCultural81 km away
PanamaNatural249 km away
Costa RicaNatural334 km away
PanamaCultural360 km away
PanamaCultural376 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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