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Explore Paraiso in Costa Rica
Paraiso in the region of Cartago with its 39,702 inhabitants is a place in Costa Rica - some 16 mi or ( 26 km ) South-East of San José , the country's capital city .
Time in Paraiso is now 11:07 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Managua, León, Chinandega, Tres Rios, and Tobosi. Since you are here already, consider visiting Managua . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Paraiso ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Costa Rica Taxi Service TIP- MUST SEE
www.TravelCostaRicaNow.com If you plan on traveling to Costa Rica then this is a MUST SEE video. You need to know how the Taxi's operate here. We do have another taxi video, but this video explains a ..
Costa Rica Expat Interviews w/ Danny pt 1 of 3
TravelCostaRicaNOW.com Hey everyone. I've done a lot of expat interviews and Danny may just be the most informative interview I've done to date. Danny answers all the major questions starting a busine ..
Wild Costa Rica
We chose Costa Rica as our honeymoon destination in 2010 because of its highly developed network of protected areas totaling about 25% of country's land. This video clip is dedicated to the efforts of ..
Bellezas de Costa Rica
Le mostramos algunas de las tantas bellezas que encierra Costa Rica. Naturaleza, playa, montaña y más. En este video visitaremos: Canales de tortuguero, las ruinas de Ujarrás, Canopy, el Volcán Arenal ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Paraíso (canton)
Paraíso is the name of the second canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 411.91 square kilometres, and has a population of 55,923 (estimate as of 2003). The capital city of the canton is also called Paraíso. Paraíso is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its capital city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range).
Located at 9.83 -83.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Santa Lucía de Paraíso
Santa Lucía is the youngest of the districts of Paraíso, Costa Rica. It started as a "precario" in the mid eighties, that is a piece of land that was invaded by homeless people who built makeshift houses until the land was granted to them by the government so that they became the owners of the properties. The population grew so rapidly that in less than 20 years, and even if its size is just a couple of miles long, it was declared a new district.
Located at 9.83 -83.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Orosí
Orosi is a town in the Cartago Province in Costa Rica, about 35 kilometers south of the capital San José. Orosi is situated on the Reventazón River in the Orosi Valley. The cultivation of coffee is the leading industry in the area. Orosi has a population of approximately 4,600 and has the oldest Catholic church still in use in Costa Rica. The church, Iglesia de San Jose de Orosi, was built in 1743 during the Colony.
Located at 9.80 -83.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Oreamuno (canton)
Oreamuno is the name of the seventh canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 202.31 km², and has a population of 41,584. The capital city of the canton is San Rafael. The canton extends from its suburban capital city of San Rafael northward into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). Irazú Volcano looms large in the northern reaches of the canton. The canton of Oreamuno is subdivided into 5 distritos (districts).
Located at 9.87 -83.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Lake Cachí
Lake Cachi (Spanish: Lago de Cachí) is an artificial lake in central Costa Rica created by the Cachí Dam (Represa de Cach), an arch dam which is located in Tapantí National Park, to the southeast of Cartago in Cartago Province. The main town is Cachí, located away from the east bank of the lake. Built in the 1970s, it was one of the first hydroelectric projects in Costa Rica. It has an installed capacity of 102 MW with three units of 34 MW capacity each (Vertical Francis turbines).
Located at 9.83 -83.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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