Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve

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Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve
Location	Costa Rica
Area	6,536 acres (26 km²)
Established	1986
Governing body	National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

The Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve is a Nature Reserve of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area, that covers an area of 6,536 acres (26 km²) in the Guanacaste Province, 15 kilometers southwest of Bagaces. The Barbudal Lomas are ignimbritic plateaux which end in rocky cliffs that rise to 125 metres above the Tempisque River.

Many endangered deciduous trees such as ron-ron (Astronium graveolens), pochote (Bombacopsis quinata) and cocobolo are found in the reserve, as well as over 250 different species of bees - comprising almost 25% of the world's bee species. The reserve is the site of a small museum called Casa Patrimonio, which has details of the fauna and flora of the reserve.