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Discover Colon in Costa Rica
Colon in the region of Alajuela is a town located in Costa Rica - some 34 mi or ( 55 km ) North-West of San José , the country's capital .
Local time in Colon is now 01:29 PM (Friday) . 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, Zarcero, and Zapote. 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 Colon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Tarzan swing, the real stuff.
During a trip of the squad ofor survival and wilderness exploration (OCTA , we found this natural way to practice the real tarzan swing. Having fun with the real Tarzan Swing. Diversion al mejor estil ..
Canopy Monteverde Costa Rica.
Video about canopy with divers tarzanswings in Monteverde Costa Rica. Original version for better quality. Data from the earlier wmv-versions: - views: 3064 - comments: 0 - favorited: 3 - video rating ..
A woodpecker sighting in the jungle.
Our journey through the jungle was about to begin when we heard a tapping on the trees, the sound was unknown to us, so we were puzzled, it was a woodpecker looking for a tree to make its nest. The so ..
Arenal Volcano
July 2010 Arenal Volcano Eruption = Costa Rica ..
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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 4 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 10 km away
Zarcero
Zarcero is the capital city of the canton of Zarcero in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of Zarcero covers an area of 12.01 km², and has a population of 4,277.
Located at 10.18 -84.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Valverde Vega (canton)
Valverde Vega is the name of the 12th canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 120.25 square kilometres, and has a population of 17,322 (estimate as of 2003). The capital city of the canton is Sarchí Norte. The elongated canton lies between the Río Molino and Río Toro on the northwest and the Río Sarchí on the southeast.
Located at 10.16 -84.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Maquenque National Park
Maquenque National Park is a proposed National Park, which would form part of the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area, in the northern part of Costa Rica. It would bring together a number of existing Nature Reserves, Wildlife refuges and Forest Reserves to form a new National Park. The park would cover areas between the San Carlos River and the Sarapiquí River and other areas near the Nicaraguan border.
Located at 10.45 -84.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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