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Explore Providencia in Costa Rica

Providencia in the region of San José is a town in Costa Rica - some 30 mi or ( 48 km ) South-East of San José , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Providencia is now 03:42 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Managua, León, Chinandega, Trinidad, and Tres de Junio. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Managua . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Providencia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Theft and Crime on the Buses in Costa Rica

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TROPIC REAL ESTATE

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Costa Rica Expat Interviews w/ Danny pt 2 of 3

9:38 min by Michael Alan D'Angelo
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http;//TravelCostaRicaNOW.com Hey guys. Again, this isn't the most exciting thing we've done, but this is WAY informative and great info if you're thinking about making the MOVE. Danny has been there, ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Dota (canton)

Dota is the name of the 17th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 400.22 square kilometres, and has a population of 6,940 (estimate as of 2003). The capital city of the canton is Santa María. The canton is delineated by the Río Savegre on the south and southeast, the Río Naranjo on the west and the Cordillera de Talamanca on the north and northeast.

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Located at 9.59 -83.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, San José Province

Cordillera de Talamanca

The Cordillera de Talamanca is a mountain range that lies on the border between Costa Rica and Panama. Much of the range and the area around it is included in the La Amistad International Park, which also is shared between the two countries.

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Located at 9.50 -83.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Mountain ranges of Costa Rica, Mountain ranges of Panama

San Marcos, Costa Rica

San Marcos or San Marcos de Tarrazú is the capital city of the canton of Tarrazú in the province of San José in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of San Marcos covers an area of 42.07 km², and has a population of 8,817. The city lies at an elevation of 1,429 meters above sea level in a mountainous area known as Los Santos, 70 kilometers south of the national capital city of San José.

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Located at 9.67 -84.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica

Tarrazu (canton)

Tarrazú is the name of the 5th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 297.50 km², and has a population of 15,142. The capital city of the canton is San Marcos. The Río Pirrís (also known as Río Parrita) establishes much of the northern boundary of the three-pronged canton, which reaches south across the Coastal Mountain Range to its border with the canton of Aguirre in Puntarenas Province.

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Located at 9.60 -84.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, San José Province

Corredores (canton)

Corredores is the name of the tenth canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 620.60 km², and has a population of 40,275 . Its capital city is Ciudad Neily. The lowland canton shares its eastern border with Panama. The Río Conte marks the western limit. The northern boundary runs through the Fila Zapote, one of the coastal mountain ranges. The canton of Corredores is subdivided into 4 distritos (districts). Corredor La Cuesta Canoas Laurel

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Located at 9.43 -84.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica