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Delve into Villa Colon in Costa Rica
Villa Colon in the region of Puntarenas is located in Costa Rica - some 89 mi or ( 144 km ) South-East of San José , the country's capital .
Local time in Villa Colon is now 05:38 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Managua, León, Chinandega, San José, and Puerto Nuevo. While being here, you might want to check out Managua . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Villa Colon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Borucca indios de ReyCurre'-fiesta de los diablitos, costa rica
Indigeneuos celebration, beginning of year. Every house is brewing the "Chicha", made out of corn. 4 day celebration, the diablitos hunt the bull and drink during. the diablitos make the masks by them ..
boruca - fiesta de los diablitos
The Boruca festival happens at the end of December annually. The re-enactment illustrates the Boruca Indians defeating the spanish, represented by a bull. The intricately carved balsa masks are worn b ..
Palmar Sur Osa Airport Costa Rica
Palmar Sur regional airport in Osa, Costa Rica. This is a video of the 'new' terminal (opened ~2010). This airport has daily flights to/from San Jose and Quepos on Costa Rica's two local airlines - Na ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Boruca people
The Boruca (also known as the Brunca or the Brunka) are an indigenous people living in Costa Rica. The tribe has about 2,660 members, most of whom live on a reservation in the Puntarenas Province in southwestern Costa Rica. The ancestors of the modern Boruca made up a group of chiefdoms that ruled most of Costa Rica's Pacific coast, from Quepos to what is now the Panamanian border, including the Osa Peninsula. Boruca traditionally spoke the Boruca language, which is now nearly extinct.
Located at 9.00 -83.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Palmar Sur
Palmar Sur is a town in Costa Rica, located next to Palmar Norte in the Osa region of Puntarenas Province. Palmar Norte and Palmar Sur are separated by the Rio Terraba. Palmar Sur has a regional airport that has daily flights arriving from San Jose on two regional airlines (Sansa and Nature Air).
Located at 8.97 -83.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Osa (canton)
Osa is the name of the fifth canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,930.24 km², and has a population of 27,592. Its capital city is Ciudad Cortés, formerly known as Puerto Cortés. The canton begins at the Río Barú near Dominical on the central Pacific coast.
Located at 8.89 -83.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Field Station La Gamba
Field Station La Gamba, in the “Rainforest of the Austrians” in Costa Rica, is an Austrian research, teaching and continuing-education institution, whose mission is to contribute to research on tropical rainforests, to generate interest in conservation and in rainforest research, and to give interested persons an opportunity to deepen their appreciation of nature within the rainforest.
Located at 8.70 -83.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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