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83/km 2 (210/sq mi) Time zone. UTC−06:00. Postal code. 61101. Jacó ( Spanish pronunciation: [xa'ko]) is a district of the Garabito canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [1] [2] Jacó has a black sand beach that is 4 km (2.5 mi) long and is popular among surfers. [3]
Location in Costa Rica. Carara National Park is a national park in the Central Pacific Conservation Area located near the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It was established on 27 April 1978 as a biological reserve, but its growing popularity after 1990 forced the government to upgrade its category to national park in November 1998.
Source: Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Costa Rica. [1] [2] Hacienda Jacó Airport ( ICAO: MRJO) is a grass airstrip in Playa Hermosa, Garabito Canton, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica . The airport is the nearest airfield to Jacó, an important beach destination but on short distance to San José, making most of the travelers to reach ...
Playa Herradura, Costa Rica. Coordinates: 9.659748°N 84.634638°W. Playa Herradura (Herradura Beach) is a coastal town in the Central Pacific Region of Costa Rica. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), north of Jacó in the province of Puntarenas. The name Herradura refers to the horseshoe shape of the bay.
National Primary Route 27, or just Route 27 ( Spanish: Ruta Nacional Primaria 27, or Ruta 27) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, is a route which connects the Greater Metropolitan Area to Caldera Port and the Pacific coast of the country. [ 1]
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. The country is divided into seven provinces, which are subdivided into 81 cantons and 463 districts. Costa Rica's capital and largest ...
Garabito has an area of 316.31 km 2[ 4] and a mean elevation of 22 metres. [ 2] The canton lies along the north-central Pacific coast between Punta Loros near the town of Tivives and the mouth of the Tusubres River. The eastern boundary runs through the Fila Negra, a coastal mountain range. It is one of the most visited cantones of the area ...
Costa Rican agriculture plays a profound part in the country's gross domestic product (GDP). It makes up about 6.5% of Costa Rica 's GDP, and 14% of the labor force. [ 1] Depending upon location and altitude, many regions differ in agricultural crops and techniques. The main exports include: bananas, pineapples, coffee, sugar, rice, vegetables ...