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2. Jacó, Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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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]

3. Playa Herradura, Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. Prostitution in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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   Prostitution in Costa Rica. Prostitution in Costa Rica is legal. Costa Rica 's legal system is based on Roman law rather than common law, and so for prostitution to be illegal it would have to be explicitly stated as such in a penal code, and it is not. Nevertheless, many of the activities surrounding it are illegal, [ 1] as the law forbids ...

5. Hacienda Jacó Airport - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

6. Tourism in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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   Cocos Island is a prime ecotourism destination. A World Heritage Site, ranked among the top 77 nominees for the world's New 7 Wonders of Nature. [ 1] Tourism in Costa Rica has been one of the fastest growing economic sectors of the country [ 2] and by 1995 became the largest foreign exchange earner. [ 3][ 4] Since 1999, tourism has earned more ...

7. 2017 Costa Rica earthquake - Wikipedia

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   The 2017 Costa Rica earthquake occurred 16 kilometres southeast of Jacó, which is about 100 kilometres southwest of the capital, San Jose [2] on November 12, 2017. At first, the quake was measured at a magnitude of 6.8, it was a magnitude 6.5 earthquake with a max intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. [3]