Articles in Costa Rica ( 171 )

171 Articles of interest in Costa Rica

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  • Vara Blanca

    Vara Blanca is a small village located between Poas Volcano and Barva Volcano in Heredia Province in Costa Rica. It is an important cross-road location for all major traffic connecting the northern parts of Costa Rica especially the Sarapiqui River …

  • San Mateo de Alajuela

    San Mateo is the capital city of the canton of San Mateo in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city.

  • Puente La Amistad de Taiwán

    Puente La Amistad de Taiwán (English: "Taiwan Friendship Bridge") spans the Tempisque River, in Guanacaste, northern Costa Rica. Although generally known as a cable-stayed bridge, it is really a hybrid bridge composed of a cable-stayed span and a pi…

  • Parismina

    Barra del Parismina is a village of about 400 people located on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, at the mouth of the Reventazón River. Parismina is about half way between Tortuguero and Limón on the Tortuguero canals. There is no road to Parismina…

  • Los Chiles

    Los Chiles is the capital city of the canton of Los Chiles in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city.

  • Goicoechea (canton)

    Goicoechea is the name of the eighth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 31.5 km2 (12.2 sq mi), and has a population of 124,704. The capital city of the canton is Guadalupe.

  • Festival Imperial

    Festival Imperial is a major Costa Rican music festival organized by Cerveceria Costa Rica and their flagship beer: Imperial. The first festival took place in April 2006 and brought world-known performers such as Sting, Jamiroquai, Diego Torres, and…

  • Catedral District

    Catedral District, the fourth "distrito" of San José Canton, Costa Rica, is one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown properly. The district receives its name because of the Cathedral and the catholic Archdiocese of San José, …

  • Bagaces (canton)

    Bagaces is the fourth canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,273.49 km², and has a population of 17,087. Its capital city is also called Bagaces.

  • Arenal Hanging Bridges

    The Arenal Hanging Bridges are a series of suspension bridges in the Volcan Arenal National Park offering views of Lake Arenal and Volcan Arenal. The bridges form part of a 2-mile (3 kilometre) self-guided interpretive trail through the rainforest.

  • San Rafael de Guatuso

    San Rafael is the capital city of the canton of Guatuso in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city.

  • Naranjo de Alajuela

    Naranjo is the capital city of the canton of Naranjo in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of Naranjo covers an area of 25.75 km², and has a population of 19,76…

  • Merced District

    Merced District, the second "distrito" of San José Canton, in Costa Rica, is one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown properly.

  • Hospital District

    Hospital District is the third "distrito" of San José Canton, Costa Rica, and is one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown properly.

  • Coto 47 Airport

    Coto 47 Airport (IATA: OTR, ICAO: MRCC) is an airport that serves Coto 47, Costa Rica. It is located in Puntarenas province near the Panama border. The airport is accessible to locations such as Pavones, Sabalos, Neily and Playa Zancudo.

  • Carrillo Airport

    Carrillo Airport (IATA: RIK, ICAO: MRCR) is an airport serving Carrillo, a town in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. The airport is situated between Playa Carrillo and Playa Sámara.

  • Alajuelita (canton)

    Alajuelita is the name of the 10th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 21.17 km², and has a population of 75,418. The capital city of the canton is Alajuelita.

  • Acosta (canton)

    Acosta is the name of the 12th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 242.24 km², and has a population of 19,342. The capital city of the canton is San Ignacio.

  • Academy at Dundee Ranch

    Academy at Dundee Ranch was a behavior modification facility for United States teenagers, located on La Ceiba Cascajal, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Orotina, province of Alajuela, Costa Rica.

  • Tortuguero Airport

    Tortuguero Airport (IATA: TTQ, ICAO: MRAO) is an airport serving the Tortuguero village and Tortuguero National Park in the Limón Province, on the Northern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica.

  • Tierra Blanca, Cartago

    Tierra Blanca is a populated place in Tierra Blanca District, Cartago Canton, Costa Rica, about 3 miles due north of the city of Cartago, Costa Rica; resting on the slopes of the mountain whose summit is the Irazú Volcano Volcan Irazu.

  • Sierra, Abangares

    Sierra, ("Las Minas") is a district in Abangares. It is well known as the historical mining town of Costa Rica, located on the NW Pacific Region. It goes from an altitude of 210 meters to 1200 meters. It is a mountainous zone with a variety of tempe…

  • Santiago de Puriscal

    Santiago is the capital city of the canton of Puriscal in the province of San José in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city.