State park

Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo

Heredia

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Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo is a national park in Heredia, Costa Rica, covering about 123,500 acres (500 km²). There are 8 mapped trails inside it, including Bosque Caricias, Sendero Cacho De Venado and Sendero Cerro Chompipe. Its peaks include Volcán Barva, Cerro Piedra (Peineta) and Cerro Delicias. Waterfalls inside it include Catarata Grande and Catarata Zurquí. Elevations inside the park range from about 2,260 ft to 9,530 ft. The nearest town is Vara Blanca, about 8.8 miles northeast of the park's centre. It was established in 1978. It is managed as an IUCN category II protected area. These details come from Wikidata. The boundary comes from OpenStreetMap. Check the park's own rules, fees and opening hours before you go.

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123,518 acres

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Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo

Heredia

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