Border Corridor Wildlife Refuge

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Corredor Fronterizo Wildlife Refuge
LocationCosta Rica
Area~146,000 acres (590 km2)
Established1994
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

Corredor Fronterizo Wildlife Refuge is a Wildlife refuge, running through Arenal Huetar Norte, Guanacaste, Central Volcanic and Tortuguero Conservation Areas, in the northern part of Costa Rica running as a 2,000 metre wide strip of land along the border with Nicaragua. It was created in 1994, and there are no public facilities specifically for this refuge. The refuge contains a number of research programs of varying disciplines.

This refuge is partially disturbed but includes beaches, dry forests, wetlands, moist forests and coastal lagoons.