World Heritage in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

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4 Sites 3.6 Rating 1 TWHS 8 Former TWHS 1 WHC Member 28 Reviews

Map of World Heritage in Costa Rica

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Legend

  • ●● Cultural
  • ●● Natural
  • ●● Mixed
  • ●● Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Cocos Island 1997 Natural 2 10 4.38
Guanacaste 1999 Natural 6 126 3.32
Stone Spheres of the Diquís 2014 Cultural 3 45 2.65
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves 1983 Natural 5 69 3.18

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Corcovado National Park and Isla del Cano Biological Reserve 2003 Natural 2 24 88%

Former Tentative Sites

SiteAddedRemovedReviews
Church of Nicoya 1980 1980 1
Church of Orosi 1980 1980 1
National archeological park of Guayabo de Turrialba 1980 1984 3
National Monument at San Jose 1980 1980 2
National Theatre 1980 1980 1
Region Ferroviaria San Jose - Limon 1994 1996 0
Ruins of Ujarras 1980 1981 1
Santa Rosa historic mansion 1980 1981 1

Country info

Official Name
Costa Rica
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
WHC location
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WHC member
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Recent Reviews

Country Complete

The following 5 Community Members have visited all WHS in this country:

Donald M Parrish Jr . Hanming . KarenBMoore . Roman Bruehwiler . Zoë Sheng .