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Diriá Forest National Wildlife Refuge

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24.311, 8/6/95 Santa Cruz 2800 ha yes

Tempisque Conservation Area, Guanacaste

This Wildlife Refuge protects the dry forests that make up the basins of the rivers Diriá, Enmedio and Verde. The vegataion is a mixture of secondary forests, gallery forests, remnants of primary forests and shrubs. It also protects the population of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliatta), Northern Tamandua (Tamandua Mexicana) and Collared Peccary (Tayassu tajacu).




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Diriá Forest National Wildlife Refuge, GuanacasteDiriá Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Guanacaste
Diriá Forest National Wildlife Refuge, GuanacasteDiriá Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Guanacaste