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Touring Castro in Costa Rica
Castro in the region of Alajuela is located in Costa Rica - some 42 mi or ( 68 km ) North-West of San José , the country's capital city .
Time in Castro is now 01:28 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tegucigalpa, Managua, León, Zapote, and Tapezco. Being here already, consider visiting Tegucigalpa . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Castro ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Rain Forest People
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Costa Rica Secret Places
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Arenal Volcano Inn. La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Arenal Volcano Inn is a hotel located 6.5 kilometers north of the Catholic Church of La Fortuna Town. It has 15 rooms with excellent view on the Arenal Volcano. Green Stone Adventures is a company ded ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez
Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez is a multi-use stadium in Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos. The stadium holds 5,600 people.
Located at 10.33 -84.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
San Ramón (canton)
San Ramón is the name of the second canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,018.64 square kilometres, and has a population of 72,568 (estimate as of 2003). The capital city of the canton is also called San Ramón. An oddly-shaped canton, San Ramon stretches north through the eastern heights of the Cordillera de Tilarán, looking down on the Central Valley (Valle Central) to its east. The canton forms the border with the province of Guanacaste to the west.
Located at 10.22 -84.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
La Fortuna Waterfall, Costa Rica
La Fortuna Waterfall (Spanish for "the fortune") is located in central Costa Rica, in the Alajuela Province. In Spanish, it is known as Catarata Fortuna. The waterfall drops about 70-75 meters and is located at the base of the dormant Chato volcano, about 5.5 km outside of the town of La Fortuna, near the Arenal Volcano. It is fed by the Tenorio River, which travels through the rain forest in the Arenal Mountain range until it plunges over the cliff, forming this waterfall.
Located at 10.44 -84.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Central America Volcanic Arc
The Central America Volcanic Arc (often abbreviated to CAVA) is a chain of volcanoes which extends parallel to the Pacific coast line of the Central American Isthmus, from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and down to northern Panama. This volcanic arc, which has a length of 1500 km, is formed by an active subduction zone along the western boundary of the Caribbean Plate.
Located at 10.44 -84.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Alfaro Ruiz (canton)
Zarcero is the name of the 11th canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 155.13 square kilometres, and has a population of 11,556 (estimate as of 2003). The capital city of the canton is Zarcero. It is a diamond-shaped canton, with the Río Espina (Thornbush River) as the border on the northwest and the southwest sides. The Río Toro (Bull River) forms the southeastern border, and the Río La Vieja (Old Woman River) borders the northeast.
Located at 10.22 -84.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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