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Explore Paraiso in Costa Rica

Paraiso in the region of Alajuela is a town in Costa Rica - some 30 mi or ( 48 km ) North-West of San José , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Paraiso

Current time in Paraiso is now 01:31 PM (Friday) . 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: Tegucigalpa, Managua, León, Chinandega, and Zarcero. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tegucigalpa . 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 Paraiso ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Dreammix TV: World Fighters - Night City

1:35 min by jigglysama
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This music plays in the city stage, which doesn't belong to a particular series, but I guess it could fit for Yugo, Tyson and Aska, all of them don't have any actual stages in the game... ..

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StyleHiClub.com: Zip Lining in Costa Rica

0:38 min by David DiGregorio
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MGC ziplining.MOV

0:48 min by Zephiethewonderdog
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Marianne zip-lining in Costa Rica! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.45 -84.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: National parks of Costa Rica

Poás Volcano

The Poás Volcano,, is an active stratovolcano in central Costa Rica. It has erupted 39 times since 1828.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.20 -84.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Active volcanoes, Alajuela Province, Crater lakes, Mountains of Costa Rica, Stratovolcanoes, Volcanoes of Costa Rica

La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica

La Paz is a waterfall in central Costa Rica. In Spanish, it is known as Catarata de La Paz. It is 31 kilometres north of Alajuela, between Vara Blanca and Cinchona. The waterfall is located immediately alongside the road from Alajuela that leads to the northern plains of Costa Rica. The River La Paz forms the waterfall after traversing 8 kilometres of volcanic terrain, and then continues through the rainforest of the eastern side of Poás Volcano.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.20 -84.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Alajuela Province, Waterfalls of Costa Rica

2009 Costa Rica earthquake

The 2009 Costa Rica earthquake (also known as Cinchona Earthquake), occurred at 1:21:34 pm local time on January 8, 2009. The epicenter of the 6.1 Mw earthquake was in northern Costa Rica, 30 kilometres north-northwest of San José. The earthquake was felt all over Costa Rica as well as in southern central Nicaragua.

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Located at 10.20 -84.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 2009 earthquakes, 2009 in Costa Rica, Earthquakes in Costa Rica, Geography of Costa Rica

Alajuela (canton)

Alajuela is the name of the first canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 388.43 square kilometres, and has a population of 237,966 (estimate as of 2003). Its capital is the provincial capital city of Alajuela. Northward from the city of Alajuela, the canton continues along the border with the province of Heredia to its east, encompassing a strip of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) between Poas Volcano and Barva Volcano.

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Located at 10.16 -84.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Alajuela Province, Cantons of Costa Rica