MANUEL
ANTONIO
PARK
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Manuel Antonio Park
Manuel Antonio National Park is a small
national park in the Central Pacific
Conservation Area located on the Pacific
coast of Costa Rica, just south of the city
of Quepos, Puntarenas, and 132 km (82
mi) from the national capital of San José.
Established in 1972 with a land area
enumerating 1,983 ha, it is considered
the smallest of any Costa Rican national
park. The park is well known for its
beautiful beaches and hiking trails. In
2011, Manuel Antonio was listed by
Forbes as among the world's 12 most
beautiful national parks.
4A ANALYSIS
Attractions: Playa Manuel Antonio, Playa Biesanz,
Manuel Antonio National Park, Playas Gemelas,
Manuel Antonio Hot Springs, these are the most
iconic attraction but there are more then 160
more offered
Accessibilities: Manuel Antonio is 156 kilometers
(97 miles) from San Jose International Airport. The
drive from San Jose to Manuel Antonio is about 3
hours with no traffic without stopping.
Amenities: Parking lot, portable toilets,
Ancillary services: online ticket reservation,
visitor’s guide,
WTO Core Indicators of Sustainable Tourism
Nest Core Sustainable
Tourism Indicators
The vast central pacific mountain slopes
that divide the port city of Quepos (to
Landscape the north) and Manuel Antonio National
Park (to the south).
In the 1970s and 1980s Costa Rica had
one of the highest deforestation rates in
Latin America, but it managed to turn
that around in a relatively short period of
time.
Reforestation program
by planting of Native tree species has a
lot of environmental benefits such as it
preventing soil erosion, conserves
resources, protecting biodiversity and
water sources and ensuring oxygenation
of forests.
The plumbing in the park does not sustain the number of people who
Water use the facilities, causing residual water containing fecal matter to flow
into the ocean.
Quality One of the treatment systems collapsed in 2016 and the water inside it
can be considered a potential breeding ground for mosquitoes that
transmit diseases such as dengue, zika, and chikungunya.
There are no protocols for the cleaning of tanks that store drinking
water.
Programs
Several hotels and home stay have two water treatment plants, through
a system of tanks with filters that break down waste by bacteria,
resulting in 99% filtered water.
Installed multiple portable sinks for hand washing and containers were
placed for handling the waste. As well as a new wastewater treatment
plant was installed.
Cleaning products used at hotels and home stay are friendly with
environment
Air Quality
Costa Rica is well on its way to being the
first carbon-neutral country in the world
Program
The country currently produces nearly 98
percent of its electricity from renewable
resources. The country aims to achieve
100% renewable electricity by 2030 with
70% of all buses and taxis expected to
be electric by 2030, and full
electrification projected for 2050.
In several hotels hot water from every
room is heated by the residual energy of
the air conditioner of the same room
Cleanliness of The Environment
Manuel Antonio puts strong emphasis
on environmental efforts, such as
recycling and responsible waste
management.
Programs
Has storage facility where solid waste is
separated for recycling, paper,
cardboard, aluminium, glass and plastic.
The plastic products that available in
most hotels & home stay are oxo-
biodegradable to speed its natural
degradation process.
Education about waste management,
zero waste campaign, no plastic policy
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