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Costa Rica lifting more coronavirus measures: Will open beaches, national parks

Costa Rica will allow beaches and some national parks to reopen under strict sanitary guidelines

Costa Rica to reopen national parks as part of ‘new normal’

Costa Rica plans to reopen national parks as part of its next steps toward a new normal in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Costa Rica’s national parks will remain closed until May

Costa Rica will keep its protected wildlife areas and all 29 of its national parks closed until at least May 1.

Costa Rica closes all national parks, effective immediately

Costa Rica has closed its protected wildlife areas and all 29 of its national parks effective immediately.

Osa Conservation to celebrate Álvaro Day, honoring father of Costa Rica’s national parks

On Feb. 15, Osa Conservation will host the second annual Álvaro Day, honoring the legacy of one of Costa Rica's most influential environmental figures. 

Starting in 2020, tourists who visit Costa Rica’s national parks will be covered by insurance policy

Foreign and national tourists who visit many of Costa Rica's national parks will be covered by an insurance policy

Environmental organizations and park rangers denounce ‘deterioration’ of National Parks

MINAE says it has invested more than $33 million toward infrastructure projects since 2014.

This week in Peace Corps: Protecting national parks and endangered species

Last Friday was National Parks Day in Costa Rica, a day instituted with the intent for people to reflect and actively participate in conservation actions and respect for the environment.

Free entry to all national parks tomorrow for National Parks Day

The holiday, celebrated every Aug. 24 since 1986, commemorates the creation of the national parks system.

Celebrating Costa Rica’s national parks in Photos

Each year on August 24, Costa Rica celebrates its national parks, one of the country's most impressive legacies. More than one-quarter of this small country's land...

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