Protected Areas
National Parks
- Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park (Parque Nacional Marino Isla Bastimentos)
- La Amistad International Park (Parque Internacional La Amistad)
Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park (Parque Nacional Marino Isla Bastimentos) contains most of Isla Bastimentos and some smaller nearby islands. La Amistad International Park (Parque Internacional La Amistad) spans the Costa Rica-Panama border. Bocas del Toro contains most of the Panamanian section of the park, which is 400,000 hectares (4,000 km2; 1,544 sq mi). The Costa Rican section of the park is 584,592 hectares (5,846 km2; 2,257 sq mi). La Amistad International Park is a listed UNESCO World Heritage site.
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