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Postal code. 60701. Another view of Golfito bay from the road between the southern and middle sections of town, with the same peninsula as in the above photograph in the center. Golfito is a district and port town of the Golfito canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica, located on the southern Pacific Coast, near the border of Panama.
Golfito was created on 10 June 1949 by decree 532. Geography. Golfito has an area of 1,753.96 km² and a mean elevation of 24 metres. The canton encompasses the southernmost Pacific coast of Costa Rica, north from Punta Gorda Hill at the Panama border.
Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica. / 8.58333°N 83.26667°W / 8.58333; -83.26667. Golfo Dulce (English: Sweet Gulf) is a gulf in Costa Rica, located at the south of the Province of Puntarenas. 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.
Area. 28.77 square kilometres (11.11 sq mi) Established. 22 April 1986. Governing body. National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) Golfito Mixed Wildlife Refuge ( Spanish: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Mixto Golfito ), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Osa Conservation Area, it was created in 1986 by decree 16912-MAG. [1] [2]
Playa Zancudo. / 8.5440528°N 83.1467083°W / 8.5440528; -83.1467083. Playa Zancudo is a village in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica near the Golfo Dulce. It has a population of approximately 450. [2]
Misión Tiburón is a non profit organisation established in 2009, based on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Founded by marine biologists and conservationists Ilena Zanella and Andres Lopez, the organisation focuses on marine research concerning sharks, sea turtles and rays as well as education programs targeted at local coastal communities.
Location in Costa Rica. Corcovado National Park ( Spanish: Parque Nacional Corcovado) is a National Park on the Osa Peninsula, in Osa Canton, located on the southwestern regions of Costa Rica (9° North, 83° West), which is a part of the Osa Conservation Area. [1] Corcovado National Park was established on October 24, 1975 and occupies an area ...
A 2-mile (3.2-kilometer) stretch of a popular Southern California beach was closed for the Memorial Day holiday after a shark bumped a surfer off his board the night before, authorities said. The ...