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Explore Vigia in Costa Rica

Vigia in the region of Guanacaste is a place in Costa Rica - some 83 mi or ( 133 km ) West of San José , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Vigia

Time in Vigia is now 09:51 PM (Wednesday) . 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: San Salvador, Santa Tecla, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and León. Since you are here already, consider visiting San Salvador . 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 Vigia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Tortuga Island, Costa Rica Part 2

1:14 min by calypsocruises
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www.CalypsoCruises.com ONE DAY INCENTIVE TOUR IN COSTA RICA Calypso`s super catamaran, Manta Raya, glides past more than seven Island in the Gulf of Nicoya. Her port-of-call is the enchantingly beauti ..

Cia Ricco on Couples Retreats in Costa Rica

9:49 min by wjmoffett
Views: 457 Rating: 5.00

Renowned couples therapist, author, and teacher Cia Ricco speaks about her couples retreats at her 200 acre Ranch in the paradise of Costa Rica. ..


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2:30 min by RestlessWorldMedia
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BarraHondaEnglPart2.wmv

11:50 min by costaricafinca
Views: 88 Rating: 0.00

This is the 2nd part from the video in the Barra Honda National Park in Costa Rica. If you go for visiting the caves, please go early in the morning! Have a lot of fun! It really woulda be nice if you ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Riberino Zapandi Wetlands

Riberino Zapandi Wetlands is a nature reserve, part of the Guanacaste Conservation Area and Tempisque Conservation Area in northwestern Costa Rica, which protects low wetlands around the Quebrada Grande and the Ahogados River in the Tempisque River watershed.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.16 -85.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Nature reserves in Costa Rica, Wetlands of Costa Rica

Barra Honda National Park

Barra Honda National Park is a national park in the western part of Costa Rica, which forms part of the Tempisque Conservation Area about 12 km (7.46 mi) from the Tempisque River. It was created in 1974 to protect its famous cave systems, under the Barra Honda Peak which was formed when islets from the Miocene Era were raised above the plains of the river.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.18 -85.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: National parks of Costa Rica, Protected areas established in 1974

Nandayure (canton)

Nandayure is the ninth canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 565.59 km², and has a population of 10,567. Its capital city is Carmona. The canton encompasses a piece of the coastline of the Gulf of Nicoya near the mouth of the Río Tempisque, including Isla Berrugate. It cuts across the center of the Nicoya Peninsula to the Pacific coast between the Río Ora to the north and the Río Bongo to the south.

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Located at 10.00 -85.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province

2012 Costa Rica earthquake

The 2012 Costa Rica earthquake occurred at 08:42 local time on September 5, 2012. The epicenter of the 7.6 Mw earthquake was in the Nicoya Peninsula, 11 kilometers east-southeast of Nicoya. A tsunami warning was issued shortly afterwards, but later cancelled. Two people are known to have died, one from a heart attack and another, a construction worker, crushed by a collapsing wall.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.00 -85.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 2012 earthquakes, 2012 in Costa Rica, Earthquakes in Costa Rica, Geography of Costa Rica, Megathrust earthquakes

Chira Island

Chira Island is a 3,000-hectare Costa Rican Pacific island located at the upper end of the Gulf of Nicoya, an extensive inlet of sea water that is the result of a geological fault that has caused the land to submerge, leaving exposed only the tops of what were formerly low hills. These are the various islands that dot the gulf, the largest of which being the Island of Chira - Costa Rica's second largest island.

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Located at 10.10 -85.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Pacific islands of Costa Rica