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# Area de Conservación Guanacaste
La Cruz · Costa Rica

UNESCO natural World Heritage, inscribed in 1999.

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Reference localityLa Cruz

Country / geographic scopeCosta Rica

Place typeNature

Point coordinates10.85000, -85.61667

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Area de Conservación Guanacaste

Natural · Inscription: 1999

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/928/)

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