4071 of January 9, 1968, is interpreted to mean that what is transferred to the Municipality of the central canton of Puntarenas is the ownership over the terrestrial maritime zone (zona marítima terrestre) that comprises the salt flat or mangrove swamp (salado o manglar), adjacent to the estuaries that empty into the Puntarenas estuary (ría de Puntarenas), and the two hundred meters on firm land bordering said salt flat, which is declared an urban zone of the city of Puntarenas.
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