Guayabo National Monument

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Guayabo National Monument
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Archaeological site within Guayabo
Location	Costa Rica
Nearest city	Turrialba, Cartago
Coordinates	9°58′21.61″N 83°41′26.64″W / 9.9726694°N 83.6907333°W / 9.9726694; -83.6907333
Area	2.3 square kilometres (0.89 sq mi)
Established	13 August 1973
Governing body	National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

Guayabo National Monument (Spanish: Monumento Nacional Guayabo), is an archaeological site near the city of Turrialba, within the Central Conservation Area in the Cartago Province, Costa Rica. It is almost directly in the center of the country on the Southern slope of the Turrialba Volcano. The National Monument covers about 2.3 square kilometres (0.89 sq mi) and is surrounded by rainforest plant vegetation causing it to be extremely vibrant green due to high precipitation and rich soils. Only a small portion of it has been unearthed, excavated, and studied.^[1][2]