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Los Cartagos Destination Guide

Discover Los Cartagos in Costa Rica

Los Cartagos in the region of Heredia is a town located in Costa Rica - some 15 mi or ( 24 km ) North of San José , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Los Cartagos

Local time in Los Cartagos is now 10:57 AM (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 Uvita. 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 Los Cartagos ? 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
Views: 12269 Rating: 5.00

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
Views: 4306 Rating: 3.67

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 ..


COSTA RICA, VISTA AEREA ANTES DE ATERRIZAJE EN AEROPUERTO JUAN SANTAMARIA

2:01 min by MrFarellano
Views: 2352 Rating: 5.00

Vista aerea de san José y Alajuela antes del aterrizaje en el aeropuerto internacional Juan Santamaria, entrando por zona norte. Se pueden apreciar con claridad las edificaciones por lo bajo del vuelo ..

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... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 6 km away
Tags: 2009 earthquakes, 2009 in Costa Rica, Earthquakes in Costa Rica, Geography of Costa Rica

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 7 km away
Tags: Alajuela Province, Waterfalls 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 8 km away
Tags: Active volcanoes, Alajuela Province, Crater lakes, Mountains of Costa Rica, Stratovolcanoes, Volcanoes of Costa Rica

Estadio Carlos Alvarado

This stadium was established in 1993 with the help and influence of d. Luis Hernandez Salazar C.c. cova. Who also founded the Sporting Machado Deportivo F. C and was an active member of the C.S. Barbareño between 1970 and 1980. In this room you have played several finals of the second B (ANAFA) and Second Division of Costa Rica where the majority of the times the local club has won. It´s a multi-use stadium in Santa Bárbara, Costa Rica.

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Located at 10.04 -84.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Football venues in Costa Rica

Santa Bárbara (canton)

Santa Bárbara is the name of the fourth canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 53.21 km², and has a population of 31,152. The capital city of the canton is also called Santa Bárbara. The elongated canton begins midway between the cities of Alajuela and Heredia, where the Río Segundo marks its southern boundary. It climbs through foothills northward to the Río Desengaño high in the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range).

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Located at 10.04 -84.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica