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San José (Spanish: San José; ) is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the center of the country, sprawling across the Central Valley, the city is the seat of the government, the focal point of political and economic activity, as well as the major transportation hub of this Central American nation (...) Feature: city, Country Code: CR, Population: 345999, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 9.9247, Lng.: -84.0781 read more | locate on map
on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and lies in the Guanacaste Province in the north, and the Puntarenas Province in the south. It is located at . It varies from 19 to 37 miles wide and is approximately 75 miles long, and forms the largest peninsula in the country. It is known for its beaches and is a popular tourist destination (...) Feature: , Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 10, Lng.: -85.4167 read more | locate on map
The Irazú Volcano is an active volcano in Costa Rica, situated in the Cordillera Central close to the city of Cartago. Its name is believed to be a corruption of ''Iztarú'', which was the name of an indigenous village on the flanks of the volcano. In Costa Rica it is known by the name of "Colossus" due to the catastrophes that it has provoked in the past (...) Feature: mountain, Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 9.98, Lng.: -83.85 read more | locate on map
in Costa Rica, located at . The inlet starts on the Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica and extends slightly northward before turning west. The most westward part is at the city of Rincon. The bay separates the Osa Peninsula from the mainland Costa (...) Feature: waterbody, Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 8.5831, Lng.: -83.2626 read more | locate on map
The Poás Volcano is in central Costa Rica. There are two crater lakes near its summit. Poás has erupted 39 times since 1828. The volcano is located within the Poas Volcano National Park. It is considered the largest active crater in the world, about 1 mile (1.6 km.) wide and 320 meters deep, with frequent geyser-like eruptions (...) Feature: mountain, Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 10.2, Lng.: -84.2 read more | locate on map
Lake Arenal is a reservoir in Costa Rica, formed by enlarging an existing small lake of the same name by the completion of a dam in 1979. It is located near the Arenal Volcano and the Monteverde cloud forest, at . Lake Arenal is the key driver in a nationwide hydroelectric project that currently produces the majority of electricity for the entire country. (...) Feature: waterbody, Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 10.5333, Lng.: -84.9333 read more | locate on map
Limón, also known as Puerto Limón, is the capital city of the homonymous province of Costa Rica. It is that country's main Caribbean port, and has a population of around 105,000 (including many neighboring small cities). The city, and the province in general, is home to most of Costa Rica's citizens of African descent (...) Feature: city, Country Code: CR, Population: 90000, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 9.9881, Lng.: -83.0333 read more | locate on map
The Arenal Volcano, in Spanish , is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica (10.5N, 84.7W), around 90 km north-west of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna. Recognized as a volcano since the 19th century, it was known by foreign investigators as "Volcan Costa Rica, Rio Frio", "Canastos" Volcano and "Cerro de los (...) Feature: mountain, Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 10.4633, Lng.: -84.7033 read more | locate on map
located in southwestern Costa Rica, in the Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific Ocean, at . Episodes of two different TV shows based on jungle survival were both filmed in the Osa Conservation Area on this peninsula. The episode ''Costa Rica'' of Survivorman which first aired on January 1, 2007, and the episode ''Costa Rican Rain Forest'' of Man vs. Wild which first aired on November 17, 2006 (...) Feature: , Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 8.55, Lng.: -83.5 read more | locate on map
Costa Rica is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 16,318 (2005) and its area is 5,723 km².IBGE - [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php] (...) Feature: city, Country Code: BR, Population: 16318, Elevation: 0, Lat.: -18.545, Lng.: -53.1278 read more | locate on map
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica is a multi-use stadium in La Sabana, San José, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 25,000 and was built in 1976. (...) Feature: landmark, Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 9.9365, Lng.: -84.1079 read more | locate on map
The Cordillera de Talamanca is a mountain range that lies on the border between Costa Rica and Panama. Much of the range and the area around it is included in the La Amistad International Park, which also is shared between the two countries. (...) Feature: mountain, Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 9.5, Lng.: -83.6667 read more | locate on map
Tortuguero National Park is a National Park within the Tortuguero Conservation Area. The reserve is also included in the ''Humedal Caribe Noreste'', a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. The park is located in the Limón Province of northeastern Costa Rica (...) Feature: city, Country Code: CR, Population: 2653, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 10.5411, Lng.: -83.5022 read more | locate on map
National University of Costa Rica in Heredia is one of four public universities in the country. Over 12,000 students study at its main campus. In addition to undergraduate programs, it offers 16 Masters of Art degrees and is strong in ecology and education related coursework. (...) Feature: , Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 9.999, Lng.: -84.1115 read more | locate on map
Santa Ana is a city in San José Province, Costa Rica. It is located at around . (...) Feature: , Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 9.9333, Lng.: -84.1833 read more | locate on map
The Cordillera Central is a range of mountains in central Costa Rica which continues the Continental Divide east of Cordillera de Tilarán. It has four large volcanoes Poás, Barva, Irazú and Turrialba. The highest peak is Irazú at 3,432 (...) Feature: mountain, Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 10, Lng.: -84 read more | locate on map
in the Bahia de Coronado (Bay of Coronado) in Costa Rica. It is on the Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica, east of the Peninsula de Osa. It has been established as a protected national park, with a permanent ranger station on the island. Nonetheless, it is a popular tourist destination, attracting visitors for its beaches, coral beds, and sea life (...) Feature: isle, Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 8.7333, Lng.: -83.8833 read more | locate on map
, in the Guanacaste Province, at . The Golfo de Papagayo and its coastline is at the center of a major tourism project developed by Costa Rica's government. In it several high end hotel chains, most notoriously the Four Seasons resort chain, and developers plan to turn this region into a model tourism center where environment and development can coexist (...) Feature: , Country Code: , Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 10.7, Lng.: -85.8 read more | locate on map
's Puntarenas province, located on the Pacific Ocean. Jacó is approximately a 1.5 hour drive from San José, its popularity has also attracted quite a bit of drugs, crime, and prostitution which is legal in Costa Rica. Jacó is popular for its surfing. It lies about 15 miles south of the popular Carara National Park. (...) Feature: city, Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 9.6167, Lng.: -84.6333 read more | locate on map
's Guanacaste province, and one of its most important tourist zones. It serves as a transport hub to Guanacaste's beaches and national parks. According to the 2000 census, the city's population is 13,334—second only to Liberia in the province. The city is also the district seat of a ''cantón'' of the same name, which in 2000 had 20,945 residents (...) Feature: city, Country Code: CR, Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 10.15, Lng.: -85.45 read more | locate on map
, located at . It separates the Nicoya Peninsula from the mainland of Costa Rica, and encompasses a marine and coastal landscape of wetlands, rocky islands and cliffs. (...) Feature: , Country Code: , Population: 0, Elevation: 0, Lat.: 9.7833, Lng.: -84.8 read more | locate on map