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Escobal Destination Guide

Explore Escobal in Costa Rica

Escobal in the region of Alajuela is a town in Costa Rica - some 24 mi or ( 38 km ) West of San José , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Escobal is now 06:42 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Managua, León, Chinandega, Sarchi, and Santiago. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Managua . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Escobal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Costa Rica - Coral Snake

3:38 min by Michael Alan D'Angelo
Views: 4883 Rating: 4.19

www.TravelCostaRicaNow.com Costa Rica is home to 18 venomous snakes such as the fer de lance, eyelash pit viper and of course the coral snake. Stumbled upon this guy,,,and this is no Crocodile Hunter ..

SOLD! $179K in Atenas Costa Rica, Home and Guest House for sale on River

2:21 min by costaricainvestment
Views: 2152 Rating: 5.00

www.casa-costarica.com 2 bed, 2 bath main house with 1 bed 1 1/2 bath guest house and rancho. Located next to a river with waterfalls in a safe and tranquil neighborhood. At $195000, this is undoubted ..


Finca Huetares

3:24 min by johnbminor
Views: 1488 Rating: 5.00

My Fav Costa Rica Resort ..

SOLD! $349K home in Atenas Costa Rica, Turnkey real estate for sale

1:29 min by costaricainvestment
Views: 1462 Rating: 0.00

www.casa-costarica.com Luxury fully furnished single-floor home with 3BR - 2.5BTH with pool, jacuzzi, stainless appliances, 2-car attached garage, is in a GREAT Atenas neighborhood. This 2500sf home o ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Atenas (canton)

Atenas is the name of the fifth canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 127.19 square kilometres, and has a population of 23,743 (estimate as of 2003). The capital city of the canton is also called Atenas. It is a fairly compact canton, mountainous for the most part. The Río Grande (Great River) forms the border on the canton's north and east sides.

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Located at 9.98 -84.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Alajuela Province, Cantons of Costa Rica

Atenas

Atenas (ah-TEN-nahss) is the capital city of the canton of Atenas in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of Atenas covers an area of 8.93 km², and has a population of approx. 27,000 inhabitants. Its name means Athens (Αθήνα), the capital of Greece.

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Located at 9.98 -84.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica

San Mateo de Alajuela

San Mateo is the capital city of the canton of San Mateo in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of San Mateo covers an area of 64.89 km², and has a population of 2,678. The city lies at an elevation of 254 meters above sea level in coastal lowlands near the central Pacific coast.

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Located at 9.93 -84.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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Orotina (canton)

Orotina is the name of the ninth canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 141.92 square kilometres, and has a population of 16,651 (estimate as of 2003). The capital city of the canton is also called Orotina. The canton lies on the western side of the Coastal Mountain Range between the Río Jesús María and Río Machuca on the north and the Río Grande de Tárcoles on the south.

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Located at 9.91 -84.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Alajuela Province, Cantons of Costa Rica

Orotina

Orotina is the capital city of the canton of Orotina in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of Orotina covers an area of 19.99 km², and has a population of 15,705.

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Located at 9.91 -84.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica