Ballena Marine National Park
Ballena Marine National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Marino Ballena), is a National Park of Costa Rica, part of the Osa Conservation Area created as a safe area for humpback whale migration, hence its name, as Ballena translates as whale.
| Ballena Marine National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
 View of the marine park | |
  Location within Costa Rica | |
| Location | Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica |
| Nearest city | San Isidro de El General |
| Coordinates | 9°09′21″N 83°45′17″W |
| Area | 5,160 hectares (12,800 acres) marine, 171 hectares (420 acres) terrestrial. |
| Established | 9 June 1992 |
| Governing body | National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) |
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The national park has an area of 5,160 hectares (12,800 acres) marine, and 171 hectares (420 acres) terrestrial. Was created by executive decree Nº 21294-MIRENEM.[1]
The park receives migrating humpback whale from December to April, when they migrate south to the warm waters and July to November, when they come north.
In the terrestrial area of the park there are the beaches of Ballena beach, Uvita bay beach and Piñuela beach.
References
- "Parque Nacional Marino Ballena". SINAC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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