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Estero Destination Guide
Touring Estero in Costa Rica
Estero in the region of Alajuela is a city located in Costa Rica - some 47 mi or ( 76 km ) North-West of San José , the country's capital city .
Time in Estero is now 07:13 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tegucigalpa, Managua, León, Vieja, and San Pedro. Being here already, consider visiting Tegucigalpa . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Estero ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Rain Forest People
Meet one of Costa Rica's indigenous peoples, the Maleku. Super Natural Adventures host Michael Jacobus and his classmates bring you along on their field trip. ..
Costa Rica Secret Places
There's a lot of cool places to go in Costa Rica that may not be mentioned in the travel books, like frommers and lonely planet. Check out this video. For more helpful travel information on Costa Rica ..
BBYO Passport - Eco-Quest Costa Rica
In Costa Rica, the locals exclaim "Pura Vida!" -- or the "Pure Life." BBYO Passport experiences are about just that -- the taste of fresh-picked bananas, the peacefulness of the Pacific coast, the lus ..
Hotel las Colinas
This is the estudiantina show in the Terrace of Hotel las Colinas, the show was very nice and also the hotel is great, offers excellent Arenal Volcano views from the rooms and a 100% from the terrace, ..
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Interesting facts about this location
San Carlos (canton)
San Carlos is the name of the 10th canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 3,347.98 square kilometres, making it the largest canton in the country. It has a population of 137,499 (estimate as of 2003), ranking it fifth. The capital city of the canton is Ciudad Quesada, which is also known as San Carlos.
Located at 10.62 -84.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez
Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez is a multi-use stadium in Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos. The stadium holds 5,600 people.
Located at 10.33 -84.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
La Fortuna Waterfall, Costa Rica
La Fortuna Waterfall (Spanish for "the fortune") is located in central Costa Rica, in the Alajuela Province. In Spanish, it is known as Catarata Fortuna. The waterfall drops about 70-75 meters and is located at the base of the dormant Chato volcano, about 5.5 km outside of the town of La Fortuna, near the Arenal Volcano. It is fed by the Tenorio River, which travels through the rain forest in the Arenal Mountain range until it plunges over the cliff, forming this waterfall.
Located at 10.44 -84.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Central America Volcanic Arc
The Central America Volcanic Arc (often abbreviated to CAVA) is a chain of volcanoes which extends parallel to the Pacific coast line of the Central American Isthmus, from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and down to northern Panama. This volcanic arc, which has a length of 1500 km, is formed by an active subduction zone along the western boundary of the Caribbean Plate.
Located at 10.44 -84.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Arenal Hanging Bridges
The Arenal Hanging Bridges are a series of suspension bridges in the Volcan Arenal National Park offering views of Lake Arenal and Volcan Arenal. The bridges form part of a 2 mile (3 kilometre) self-guided interpretive trail through the rainforest.
Located at 10.46 -84.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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