Las Nubes Rainforest Preserve

Las Nubes Rainforest Preserve
Reserva Biológica Las Nubes
Map showing the location of Las Nubes Rainforest Preserve
Location San José Province, Costa Rica
Nearest city San Isidro de El General
Coordinates 9°23′8″N 83°36′18.9″W / 9.38556°N 83.605250°W / 9.38556; -83.605250Coordinates: 9°23′8″N 83°36′18.9″W / 9.38556°N 83.605250°W / 9.38556; -83.605250
Area 145 ha (360 acres)
Established 1998
Owner York University
Website http://lasnubes.info.yorku.ca/

The Las Nubes Rainforest Preserve (Spanish: Reserva Biológica Las Nubes) is a 145 hectare (360 acre) conservation reserve that is located an hour outside the city of San Isidro de El General, in San José Province, Costa Rica.[1][2]

The property was donated to York University by Dr. Woody Fisher in 1998. The Faculty of Environmental Studies operates an eco-campus on the property that hosts classes and research projects.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Las Nubes Rainforest Reserve
  2. ↑ York University - Las Nubes Project
  3. ↑ York U’s new Centre and EcoCampus offer hands-on education in a Costa Rican rainforest
  4. ↑ Anthropology and Environmental Society - Engagement in the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor


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