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Alajuela (Spanish pronunciation:) is a province of Costa Rica.It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north. It also borders the provinces of Heredia to the east, San José to the south, Puntarenas to the southwest and Guanacaste to the west.
San Ramón is a district in the canton of San Ramón in Alajuela Province in Costa Rica. The central municipality (distrito) of San Ramón covers an area of 1.29 km 2 (0.50 sq mi) [1] and has a population of 10,710. [2] Together with adjoining distritos, it forms what is colloquially known as Ciudad de San Ramón (San Ramón City). However ...
Situated along the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica's Guanacaste Province, Puerto Carrilo is a jewel among Costa Rica's Pacific beaches. The town itself is very small (less than 500 full-time residents) and is predominantly a sport-fishing village with a handful of nice hotels, restaurants, two small food markets, and tour operators.
The city, which was once named "the cleanest city in Latin America," [4] is 20 km (12 mi) northwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela, 27 km (17 mi) from Juan Santamaría International Airport, and 45 km (28 mi) from the national capital city of San José.
Guápiles Airport (IATA: GPL, ICAO: MRGP) is an airport serving Guápiles, a town in Pococí canton, Limón Province, Costa Rica. The runway is within the western section of the town. The El Coco VOR-DME (Ident: TIO) is located 29.5 nautical miles (55 km) west-southwest of the
11 April – Juan Santamaría; 1 May – Labour Day; 25 July – Guanacaste Day; 2 August – Lady of the Angels Day; 15 August – Assumption Day, Mother's Day; 1 September – Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture; 15 September – Independence Day; 1 December – Army Abolition Day; 25 December – Christmas Day
On January 16, 1990, SANSA Flight 32 crashed into the Cerro Cedral, a mountain in Costa Rica, after takeoff from Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José. All 20 passengers and 3 crew on board died in the crash.
The Central Valley (Spanish: Valle Central) is a plateau and a geographic region of central Costa Rica.The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being surrounded by several mountains and volcanoes, the latter part of the Central Range.