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The '''Las Cruces Biological Station / Wilson Botanical Garden''' is located in the southern [[Puntarenas]] [[province]] of [[Costa Rica]],  and is the newest of the three [[research station]]s operated by the [[Organization for Tropical Studies]] (OTS).  Las Cruces includes a biological research station, tourist facilities, and the botanical gardens started by Robert and Catherine Wilson, and bequeathed to OTS.<ref name="CRG">{{cite web|title=Wilson Botanical Gardens from CostaRicaGuide.com|url=http://costa-rica-guide.com/parks/wilson.htm|accessdate=2007-04-22}}</ref>
[[File:Heliconia hirsuta 1zz.jpg|thumb|A ''Heliconia hirsuta'' in the botanical garden of the station]]

Las Cruces is located in a mountainous region at an elevation of approximately 1,000 [[meters above sea level]] (m.a.s.l.).  Surrounded mostly by [[pastures]], [[Coffee in the global economy#Coffee and the environment|coffee plantation]]s and other [[Farmland (farming)|agricultural areas]], Las Cruces includes a relatively small 270 Ha [[forest fragmentation|forest fragment]] that ranges from 900–1300 m.a.s.l.  As such, much of the research conducted here focuses on [[agroecology]] or studies of [[forest fragmentation]].

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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070611071058/http://www.ots.duke.edu/en/lascruces/intro.shtml OTS webpage for Las Cruces]


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