Coordinates: 9°23′8″N 83°36′18.9″W / 9.38556°N 83.605250°W / 9.38556; -83.605250

Las Nubes Rainforest Preserve

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Las Nubes Rainforest Preserve
Reserva Biológica Las Nubes
Map showing the location of Las Nubes Rainforest Preserve
Map showing the location of Las Nubes Rainforest Preserve
LocationSan José Province, Costa Rica
Nearest citySan Isidro de El General
Coordinates9°23′8″N 83°36′18.9″W / 9.38556°N 83.605250°W / 9.38556; -83.605250
Area145 ha (360 acres)
Established1998
OwnerYork University
Websitehttp://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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