Costa Rica | Manuel Antonio NP will temporarily restrict visitation to control water pollution

The Manuel Antonio National Park will restrict starting this month entrance of visitors to try to reduce the levels of contamination by wastewater.

The Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía (Minae), el Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación (Sinac) and the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT), agreed on Wednesday to restrict to 600 the number of people who could be in the park at any one time between Tuesday and Friday; On weekends that number will rise to 800. The park is closed on Mondays.

https://qcostarica.com/manuel-antonio-park-will-restrict-visitor-access-to-try-to-reduce-pollution/

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