Gandoca Manzanillo Costa Rica

Rules of conduct inside Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge


text of MINAE (Ministry of Environment and Energy)
CIVIL SOCIETY - REGAMA (Refuge of Gandoca Manzanillo) - Costa Rica

« Please, enjoy the Refuge without altering it and respect the environmental laws by following these rules
of conduct :

- the trash is not part of this environment, gather it, sort it and carry it out of the Refuge
- respect the animals, don't hunt them, don't pursue them, don't bother them
- only fishing with wire and hook is allowed - the use of net and harpoon are prohibited
- leave the conchas, shells, corals, algaes and plants in their place
- do not walk on the corals
- all motor vehicles are prohibited on the beaches (cars, motor bikes, four wheelers)
- the jetski is not authorized in the Refuge's water (from Cocles to Gandoca)
- camp-sites inside the Refuge requires a licence from the MINAE
- don't capture, do not disturb marine turtles and leave eggs in their place

At your departure, do not leave anything more than your footprints, nature thanks you in the same way as
future generations do. »