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Cinchona Destination Guide

Discover Cinchona in Costa Rica

Cinchona in the region of Alajuela is a town located in Costa Rica - some 21 mi or ( 34 km ) North of San José , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Cinchona

Local time in Cinchona is now 02:50 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tegucigalpa, Managua, León, Chinandega, and Toro Amarillo. When in this area, you might want to check out Tegucigalpa . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Cinchona ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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La Paz Waterfall Gardens - Peace Lodge - Varablanca, Costa Rica

9:27 min by thespringscostarica
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Located on the grounds of La Paz Waterfall Gardens Nature Park and one hour from the San Jose International Airport, Peace Lodge encompasses the rustic past and natural beauty of the rainforest and th ..

Viña Romántica Vacation Rental - Alajuela, Costa Rica

3:51 min by vinaromanticacr
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Viña Romántica is a vacation rental in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Perfect for weddings, reunions, honeymoons, romantic getaways. For more information log on to Viña Romántica: www.vinaromantica.com. Email ..


Dreammix TV: World Fighters - Night City

1:35 min by jigglysama
Views: 1318 Rating: 5.00

This music plays in the city stage, which doesn't belong to a particular series, but I guess it could fit for Yugo, Tyson and Aska, all of them don't have any actual stages in the game... ..

Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica #42 Bosque de Paz Hotel

3:19 min by Davidsbeenhere
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davidsbeenhere.com One of Costa Rica's jewels is the Bosque de Paz biological reserve, described as the best place to go bird watching in Costa Rica, this one particular reserve has over 376 different ..


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Interesting facts about this location

La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica

La Paz is a waterfall in central Costa Rica. In Spanish, it is known as Catarata de La Paz. It is 31 kilometres north of Alajuela, between Vara Blanca and Cinchona. The waterfall is located immediately alongside the road from Alajuela that leads to the northern plains of Costa Rica. The River La Paz forms the waterfall after traversing 8 kilometres of volcanic terrain, and then continues through the rainforest of the eastern side of Poás Volcano.

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Located at 10.20 -84.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Alajuela Province, Waterfalls of Costa Rica

2009 Costa Rica earthquake

The 2009 Costa Rica earthquake (also known as Cinchona Earthquake), occurred at 1:21:34 pm local time on January 8, 2009. The epicenter of the 6.1 Mw earthquake was in northern Costa Rica, 30 kilometres north-northwest of San José. The earthquake was felt all over Costa Rica as well as in southern central Nicaragua.

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Located at 10.20 -84.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 2009 earthquakes, 2009 in Costa Rica, Earthquakes in Costa Rica, Geography of Costa Rica

Poás Volcano

The Poás Volcano,, is an active stratovolcano in central Costa Rica. It has erupted 39 times since 1828.

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Located at 10.20 -84.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Active volcanoes, Alajuela Province, Crater lakes, Mountains of Costa Rica, Stratovolcanoes, Volcanoes of Costa Rica

Vara Blanca

Vara Blanca is a small village located between Poas Volcano and Barva Volcano in Costa Rica. It is an important cross-road location for all major traffic connecting the northern parts of Costa Rica especially the Sarapiqui River delta area with the major population area of the San Jose Central Valley. On January 8, 2009 it was struck by a very large earthquake known as the Cinchona Earthquake.

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Located at 10.17 -84.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Heredia Province, Populated places in Costa Rica

Alajuela (canton)

Alajuela is the name of the first canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 388.43 square kilometres, and has a population of 237,966 (estimate as of 2003). Its capital is the provincial capital city of Alajuela. Northward from the city of Alajuela, the canton continues along the border with the province of Heredia to its east, encompassing a strip of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) between Poas Volcano and Barva Volcano.

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Located at 10.16 -84.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Alajuela Province, Cantons of Costa Rica