La Amistad International Park
The La Amistad International Park, or in Spanish Parque Internacional La Amistad, formerly the La Amistad National Park, is a transboundary protected area in Latin America, management of which is shared between Costa Rica (Caribbean La Amistad and Pacific La Amistad Conservation Areas) 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 world-renowned for its extraordinary biodiversity and endemism.
| La Amistad International Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
The cloud forest | |
La Amistad International Park area | |
| Location | Panama-Costa Rica |
| Coordinates | 09°24′18″N 82°56′10″W |
| Area | 239 km2 Pacific, 1753 km2 Caribbean |
| Established | September 6, 1988 |
| Governing body | SINAC in Costa Rica |
Location in Central America | |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Official name | Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, viii, ix, x |
| Designated | 1983 (7th session) |
| Reference no. | 205bis |
| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Extensions | 1990 |
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