La Amistad International Park
| La Amistad International Park | |
|---|---|
The cloud forest | |
La Amistad International Park area | |
| Location | Panama-Costa Rica |
| Coordinates | 09°24′18″N 82°56′10″W / 9.40500°N 82.93611°W |
| Area | 239 km2 Pacific, 1753 km2 Caribbean |
| Established | September 6, 1988 |
| Governing body | SINAC in Costa Rica |
| Official name | Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, viii, ix, x |
| Designated | 1983 (7th session) |
| Reference no. | 205bis |
| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Extensions | 1990 |
La Amistad International Park, or in Spanish Parque Internacional La Amistad, formerly La Amistad National Park, is a transboundary protected area in Latin America, management of which is shared between Costa Rica (Caribbean La Amistad and Pacific La Amistad Conservation Areas) and Panama, following a recommendation by UNESCO after the park's inclusion in the World Heritage Site list in 1983. The park and surrounding biosphere reserve is one of the most outstanding conservation areas in Central America, preserving a major tract of tropical forest wilderness. It is known for its extraordinary biodiversity and endemism.