Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge | |
Map: | Costa Rica |
Relief: | yes |
Location: | Costa Rica |
Nearest City: | Río Cuarto, Alajuela |
Coordinates: | 10.2953°N -84.2089°W |
Area: | 8.4km2 |
Established: | 1994 |
Governing Body: | National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) |
Designation: | V10 |
Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge (Spanish; Castilian: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Bosque Alegre) is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area and created in 1994 under decree 22847-MIRENEM to protect the Lake Hule, Lake Congo and Lake Bosque Alegre, which together make up a lacustrine wetland with a great diversity of flora and fauna. It also protects an aquifer recharge zone for the Río Cuarto canton and surrounding populated centers.[1] [2]