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Explore Guacima in Costa Rica

Guacima in the region of Alajuela is a town in Costa Rica - some 12 mi or ( 19 km ) West of San José , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Guacima is now 09:57 AM (Sunday) . 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: Masaya, Managua, León, Chinandega, and Santiago. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Masaya . 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 Guacima ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Gay Hotel in San Jose, Costa Rica

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Interesting facts about this location

Festival Imperial

Festival Imperial is a major Costa Rican music festival organized by Cerveceria Costa Rica and their flagship beer: Imperial. The first festival took place in April 2006 and brought world-known performers such as Sting, Jamiroquai, Diego Torres, and The Rasmus. The second edition of the festival was held on April 2008 and featured: Duran Duran, Incubus and Smashing Pumpkins among others.

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Located at 9.97 -84.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Music festivals in Costa Rica, Rock festivals

University for Peace

The University for Peace (UPEACE) is an education organization established in Costa Rica in 1980 “to provide humanity with an international institution of higher education for peace with the aim of promoting among all human beings the spirit of understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence, to stimulate cooperation among peoples and to help lessen obstacles and threats to world peace and progress, in keeping with the noble aspirations proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations. ”

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Located at 9.92 -84.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1980, Peace and conflict studies, Peace education, Schools of international relations, Universities in Costa Rica

Ciudad Colón

Ciudad Colon is a small town situated west of Santa Ana, Costa Rica. Ciudad Colon is the head city of Mora Canton, San José Province. It is famous for its warm climate, proximity to nature and its surrounding mountains, folkloric traditions, horse riding, and multiculturalism. Located some 6 km out into the hills is the United Nations University for Peace.

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Located at 9.92 -84.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica

Alajuela

Alajuela is the second largest city in Costa Rica after the capital, San José. It is also the capital of the namesake province. Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Alajuela is nowadays englobed in the conurbation of Great Metropolitan Area (GAM). The city is the birthplace of Juan Santamaría, the national hero of Costa Rica and the figure who gives the name to the country's main international airport, which is located south of Alajuela downtown.

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Located at 10.02 -84.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Alajuela, Populated places in Costa Rica

Belén (canton)

Belén is the name of the seventh canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 12.15 km², and has a population of 21,085. The capital city of the canton is San Antonio. The area is well known locally for its inland chalk cliffs. The compact canton is on the western side of the General Cañas Freeway (Autopista General Cañas) midway between the national capital city of San José and the Juan Santamaría International Airport.

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Located at 9.98 -84.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, Heredia Province