Demarcation of the Public Zone of the Cabo Blanco River EstuaryDelimitación de la zona pública de la Ría del Río Cabo Blanco

8905, the National Geographic Institute, hereinafter IGN, is established as a dependency of the National Registry, which shall sign the contracts and agreements necessary for the exercise of its functions. Likewise, in accordance with Law No. 59, the IGN is the scientific and technical dependency governing national cartography, destined for the execution of the official basic Map and the basic geographic Description of the Republic of Costa Rica, and for studies, investigations, or tasks, and the development of national policies of a cartographic, geographic, geodetic, geophysical, and similar nature related to said works, in order to support planning processes.

59 permanently constitutes the IGN, representing the State, as the official authority in geodetic matters and the spatial representation of the geography of the Republic of Costa Rica, its authority extending to activities of any order originating from the works entrusted to its charge.

7841-P, Regulation to the Law on the Maritime Terrestrial Zone, dated December 16, 1977, and its amendments, the competence of the IGN is recognized for the delimitation of the public zone of the Maritime Terrestrial Zone, and its officialization through publication in the Official Gazette La Gaceta; article 63 of Executive Decree No. 7841-P states that "The National Geographic Institute shall publish a notice in the Official Gazette for each portion of the maritime-terrestrial zone in which it has demarcated the public zone."

36642-MP-MOPTMINAET, Regulation of Specifications for the Delimitation of the public zone of the Maritime Terrestrial Zone, dated June 28, 2011, article 18 establishes that for the delimitation of the public zone of the Maritime Terrestrial Zone, the IGN may resort to two execution methodologies, which are indicated in articles 19 and 20, corresponding to the delimitation of the public zone of the Maritime Terrestrial Zone through the placement of boundary markers (mojones) and/or georeferenced digital delimitation, in order to expedite delimitations and provide greater technical security to interested parties.

33797-MJ-MOPT, Declaring CR05 as the official horizontal datum for Costa Rica, linked to the International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF2000) of the International Earth Rotation Service (IERS) for the measurement epoch 2005.83, dated March 30, 2007, which, among other aspects, determines the National Geodetic Network of Horizontal Reference CR05, and its associated cartographic projection CRTM05, as the official system to which the coordinates of all geodetic, cartographic, and cadastral works carried out in our country must be referenced, specifically stating in article 11 that: "The National Geodetic Network of Horizontal Reference CR05 and the cartographic projection system CRTM05 shall constitute the sole official coordinate system for the Republic of Costa Rica, from which all cartographic and geodetic surveys and activities carried out in the National Territory by any public agency, person, or national or foreign private entity must be referenced."; while article 7 indicates that "As cartographic data is produced in the new cartographic projection system CRTM05, the National Geographic Institute shall publish, through appropriate means, that information which has been made official."

40962-MJP, Update of the Official Horizontal Geodetic Reference System for Costa Rica, declares in its article 1 that "The official horizontal geodetic reference system for Costa Rica, named CR05, and its materialization through the National Geodetic Network, changes its acronym to CRSIRGAS, as the official horizontal reference system for the Republic of Costa Rica, linked to the International Terrestrial Reference Frame ITRF2008 (IGb08), for the measurement epoch 2014.59, and henceforth, changes and its updating shall be governed according to the new ITRF definitions implemented in the continental network of the Geocentric Reference System for the Americas (SIRGAS) called SIRGAS-CON"; while article 2 establishes that "The cartographic projection system CRTM05 shall continue to be the official one for the cartographic representation of the national continental territory, extended for the purposes of applying this cartographic projection up to the baseline of the territorial sea in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, said line defined in accordance with articles 5, 6, and 7 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, as the starting point for calculating the maximum breadth of all jurisdictional marine areas of the Costa Rican State." For its part, article 12 of the cited decree reinforces the application of the CRTM05 cartographic projection as the official national coordinate system to which works must be referenced in the continental territory of our country, by stating that "The horizontal reference system CRSIRGAS and its associated cartographic projection CRTM05 for the continental territory extended to the baseline of the territorial sea, and the 'Universal Transverse Mercator' (UTM) cartographic projection, zones 16 and 17 for jurisdictional marine and insular areas in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, shall constitute the sole official coordinate system for the Republic of Costa Rica, from which all cartographic and geodetic surveys and activities carried out in the national territory by any public agency, person, or private entity, national or foreign, undertaking or contracting geodetic and cartographic works must be referenced, thereby contributing to avoiding public expenditure and obtaining, on the other hand, reliable, uniform, and comparable geographic information that is of general utility and supports decision-making at the different levels of the State."

7841-P, Regulation to Law No. 6043 on the Maritime Terrestrial Zone, b) Executive Decree No. 33797-MJMOPT, Declaring CR05 as the official horizontal datum for Costa Rica, and its associated cartographic projection, CRTM05, and c) Executive Decree No. 36642-MP-MOPT-MINAET, Regulation of Specifications for the Delimitation of the public zone of the Maritime Terrestrial Zone.

10.—That article 16 of the Ley Forestal, Law No. 7575, dated February 13, 1996, and its amendments, establishes that the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) shall delimit on the ground the boundaries of the areas that make up the State's Natural Heritage (Patrimonio Natural del Estado).

11.—That article 11 of Chapter I, General Provisions of Law No. 6043, establishes that the "Public zone is also, whatever its extension, that occupied by all mangroves of the continental and insular coastlines and estuaries of the national territory." 12.—That Executive Decree No. 36786-MINAET, Manual for the classification of lands dedicated to the conservation of natural resources within the Maritime Terrestrial Zone in Costa Rica, published in La Gaceta No. 217 of November 11, 2011, establishes among its objectives to "Identify within the Maritime Terrestrial Zone those lands that classify as forests, with forestry aptitude (Class VII and VIII soils), wetlands (mangroves, estuaries (esteros), estuaries (rías), marshes, coastal lagoons, swamps, flooded forests, salt flats), in order to certify them and incorporate them as part of the State's Natural Heritage (PNE)." 13.—That Executive Decree No. 36786-MINAET in Point III.— Competencies for delimitation and certification establishes that "The classification of lands within the ZMT shall correspond to the Conservation Areas (AC) of the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) and to private professionals duly accredited by the respective Professional Associations to classify forests, lands with forestry aptitude (Class VII and VIII soils), (mangroves, estuaries (esteros), estuaries (rías), marshes, coastal lagoons, swamps, flooded forests, salt flats), and wetlands.

The validity of the classification documents issued by private professionals shall be subject to the approval issued by the AC with territorial jurisdiction. The ACs of SINAC with jurisdiction in the ZMT shall also be responsible for the verification, oversight, demarcation (deslinde), and certification of the lands of the State's Natural Heritage and the protection zones.

The location and delimitation of the areas of the State's Natural Heritage within the Maritime Terrestrial Zone must be carried out as part of the approval process of the Coastal Regulatory Plan (Plan Regulador Costero, PRC), defined by Law 6043, since the Coastal Regulatory Plan is the territorial planning instrument that defines and locates all the zones to be concessioned within the ZMT and for its classification at the cadastral plan level. Therefore, the Coastal Regulatory Plan must clearly and expressly indicate the areas of the PNE so as not to count them in the total area to be concessioned." 14.—That article 69 of Law No. 276, Water Law, dated August 27, 1942, and its amendments, provides, in what is of interest, that: "By maritime zone is understood the space of the coasts of the Republic that the sea bathes in its flow and ebb, and the immediate lands up to a distance of one mile, that is, one thousand six hundred and seventy-two meters, counted from the line marking the high tide.

This maritime zone also extends along the banks of rivers up to the point where they are navigable or the tides become perceptible, with a width of two hundred meters from each bank, counted from the line marking the high tide." 15.—The National Geographic Institute used the Georeferenced Digital Delimitation methodology to delimit the public zone of the Maritime Terrestrial Zone corresponding to the Estuary of the Cabo Blanco River, in district 05º Paquera and district 04º Lepanto, canton 01º Puntarenas, province 06º Puntarenas.

16.—That through official letter ACT-OR-DR-086-2023, dated January 25, 2023, signed by Nelson Marín Mora, Director of the Tempisque Conservation Area (ACT), the extent of the Estuary of the Cabo Blanco River is delivered, located in district 05º Paquera and district 04º Lepanto, canton 01º Puntarenas, province 06º Puntarenas, according to official letter ACT-OSRPL-050-2023, dated January 16, 2023, which presents the delimitation of the Estuary of the Cabo Blanco River, the subject of this Notice.

18.—That the National Geographic Institute carried out the delimitation of both banks of the estuarine system determined by the ACT, through the report called TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE GEOREFERENCED DELIMITATION OF THE PUBLIC ZONE OF THE ESTUARY OF THE CABO BLANCO RIVER, under report number DIG-TOT-INF-069-2023, dated March 28, 2023, issued by the Official Boundaries Sub-process of the Topographic Department and Territory Observation of the National Geographic Institute.

17.—That the delimitation has internal technical endorsement according to the Technical Review report through the report called TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE GEOREFERENCED DELIMITATION OF THE PUBLIC ZONE OF THE ESTUARY OF THE CABO BLANCO RIVER, under report number DIG-TOT-INF-069-2023, dated March 28, 2023, issued by the Official Boundaries Sub-process of the Topographic Department and Territory Observation of the National Geographic Institute, and in accordance with what was delimited per official letter ACT-OSRPL-050-2023, dated January 16, 2023, endorsed by Mr. Pedro Andrey Rojas Chaves, Acting Head of the Paquera-Lepanto Subregional Office of the Tempisque Conservation Area.

18.—That article 140 of Law No. 6227, General Law of Public Administration, states that "the administrative act shall produce its effect after being communicated to the administered party, except if it grants only rights, in which case it shall produce them from the moment it is adopted," a provision that must necessarily be related to numeral 204, subsection 1), of the same normative body, which defines the suitable instrument for communicating acts of a generic nature by stating that: "General acts shall be communicated by publication, and specific acts by notification." COMMUNICATES:

Estuary of the Cabo Blanco River

Given in Curridabat, San José, June 28, 2023.

Asimismo, de conformidad con la Ley Nº 59, el IGN es la dependencia científica y técnica rectora de la cartografía nacional, destinada a la ejecución del Mapa básico oficial y la Descripción básica geográfica de la República de Costa Rica y a los estudios, las investigaciones o labores y el desarrollo de políticas nacionales de carácter cartográfico, geográfico, geodésico, geofísico y de índole similar que tenga relación con dichas obras, con el fin de apoyar los procesos de planificación.

Por su parte, el artículo 12 del decreto de cita, refuerza la aplicación de la proyección cartográfica CRTM05 como el sistema nacional de coordenadas oficial a la cual se deben referenciar en el territorio continental de nuestro país, al señalar que "El sistema de referencia horizontal CRSIRGAS y su proyección cartográfica asociada CRTM05 para el territorio continental extendido hasta la línea de base del mar territorial y, la proyección cartográfica "Universal Transversal de Mercator" (UTM), zonas 16 y 17 para las áreas marinas e insulares jurisdiccionales en el océano Pacífico y el mar Caribe, constituirán el único sistema oficial de coordenadas para la República de Costa Rica, a partir del cual, se deben referenciar todos los levantamientos y actividades cartográficos y geodésicos que desarrollen en el territorio nacional toda dependencia pública, persona o entidad privada, nacional o extranjera, que emprendan o contraten trabajos geodésicos y cartográficos, contribuyéndose a evitar el gasto público y obteniendo, por otra parte, información geográfica confiable, uniforme y comparable, que sea de utilidad general y que apoye la toma de decisiones en los distintos niveles del Estado."

10.-Que el artículo 16 de la Ley Forestal, Ley N°7575 del 13 de febrero de 1996 y sus reformas, establece que el Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía (MINAE) delimitará en el terreno los linderos de las áreas que conforman el Patrimonio Natural del Estado.

11.-Que el artículo 11 del Capítulo I, Disposiciones Generales de la Ley N° 6043, establece que la "Zona pública es también, sea cual fuere su extensión, la ocupada por todos los manglares de los litorales continentales e insulares y esteros del territorio nacional." 12.-Que el Decreto Ejecutivo N° 36786-MINAET Manual para la clasificación de tierras dedicadas a la conservación de los recursos naturales dentro de la Zona Marítimo Terrestre en Costa Rica publicado en La Gaceta Nº 217 del 11 de noviembre del 2011, establece entre sus objetivos "Identificar dentro de la Zona Marítimo Terrestre aquellos terrenos que clasifiquen como bosques, de aptitud forestal (suelos Clase VII y VIII), humedales (manglares, esteros, rías, marismas, lagunas costeras, pantanos, bosques anegados, salitrales), para certificarlos e incorporarlos como parte del Patrimonio Natural del Estado (PNE)." 13.-Que el Decreto Ejecutivo N° 36786-MINAET en el Punto III.-Competencias para la delimitación y certificación establece que "La clasificación de los terrenos dentro de la ZMT corresponderá a las Áreas de Conservación (AC) del Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación (SINAC) y a profesionales privados debidamente acreditados por los Colegios Profesionales respectivos para que clasifiquen los bosques, terrenos de aptitud forestal (suelos Clase VII y VIII), (manglares, esteros, rías, marismas, lagunas costeras, pantanos, bosques anegados, salitrales) y humedales.

La validez de los documentos de clasificación emitidos por profesionales privados quedará sujeta a la aprobación que emita el AC que por competencia territorial le corresponda. A las AC del SINAC con jurisdicción en la ZMT les competerá, además, la verificación, fiscalización, deslinde y certificación de las tierras del Patrimonio Natural del Estado y las zonas de protección.

La ubicación y delimitación de las áreas del Patrimonio Natural del Estado dentro de la Zona Marítimo Terrestre, debe realizarse como parte del proceso de aprobación del Plan Regulador Costero (PRC), definido por la Ley 6043, ya que el Plan Regulador Costero es el instrumento de ordenamiento territorial, que define y ubica todas las zonas a concesionar dentro de la ZMT y para la clasificación de ésta a nivel de los planos de catastro. Por tanto, el Plan Regulador Costero debe indicar clara y expresamente, las áreas del PNE para no contabilizarlas en el área total a concesionar." 14.-Que el artículo 69 de la Ley N°276 Ley de Aguas del 27 de agosto de 1942 y sus reformas, dispone en lo de interés que: "Por zona marítima se entiende el espacio de las costas de la República que baña el mar en su flujo y reflujo y los terrenos inmediatos hasta la distancia de una milla, o sean mil seiscientos setenta y dos metros, contados desde la línea que marque la marea alta.

Esta zona marítima se extiende también por las márgenes de los ríos hasta el sitio en que sean navegables o se hagan sensibles las mareas, con un ancho de doscientos metros desde cada orilla, contados desde la línea que marque la marea alta." 15.-El Instituto Geográfico Nacional utilizó la metodología de Delimitación de Digital Georreferenciada, para delimitar la zona pública de la Zona Marítimo Terrestre correspondiente a la Ría del Río Cabo Blanco, en el distrito 05º Paquera y el distrito 04º Lepanto, cantón 01º Puntarenas, provincia 06º Puntarenas.

16.-Que mediante el oficio ACT-OR-DR-086-2023 de fecha 25 de enero de 2023 suscrito por el Nelson Marín Mora, Director del Área de Conservación Tempisque (ACT) se hace entrega del el alcance de la Ría del Río Cabo Blanco, ubicado en el distrito 05º Paquera y el distrito 04º Lepanto, cantón 01º Puntarenas, provincia 06º Puntarenas, según el oficio ACT-OSRPL-050-2023 de fecha 16 de enero de 2023 que presenta la delimitación de Ría del Río Cabo Blanco objeto del presente Aviso.

18.-Que el Instituto Geográfico Nacional realizó la delimitación de ambas márgenes del sistema estuarino dictaminado por ACT, mediante el informe denominado INFORME DE REVISIÓN TÉCNICA PARA LA PUBLICACIÓN DE DELIMITACIÓN GEORREFERENCIADA DE LA ZONA PÚBLICA DE LA RÍA DEL RÍO CABO BLANCO bajo el número de informe DIG-TOT-INF-069-2023 de fecha 28 de marzo de 2023, emitido por el Subproceso de Límites Oficiales del Departamento Topográfico y Observación del Territorio del Instituto Geográfico Nacional.

17.-Que la delimitación cuenta con aval técnico interno conforme al informe de Revisión Técnica mediante el informe denominado INFORME DE REVISIÓN TÉCNICA PARA LA PUBLICACIÓN DE DELIMITACIÓN GEORREFERENCIADA DE LA ZONA PÚBLICA DE LA RÍA DEL RÍO CABO BLANCO bajo el número de informe DIG-TOT-INF-069-2023 de fecha 28 de marzo de 2023, emitido por el Subproceso de Límites Oficiales del Departamento Topográfico y Observación del Territorio del Instituto Geográfico Nacional y, de conformidad a lo delimitado acorde oficio ACT-OSRPL-050-2023 de fecha 16 de enero de 2023 rubricado por el señor Pedro Andrey Rojas Chaves, Jefe a. í Oficina Subregional Paquera-Lepanto del Área de Conservación Tempisque.

18.-Que el artículo 140 de la Ley N° 6227 Ley General de la Administración Pública señala que "el acto administrativo producirá su efecto después de comunicado al administrado, excepto si le concede únicamente derechos, en cuyo caso lo producirá desde que se adopte", disposición que necesariamente debe relacionarse con el numeral 204 inciso 1) del mismo cuerpo normativo, que define el instrumento idóneo para comunicar actos de naturaleza genérica al señalar que: "Se comunicarán por publicación los actos generales y por notificación, los concretos".

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Ría Río Cabo Blanco

Dado en Curridabat, San José 28 de junio de 2023.