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Explore Porvenir in Costa Rica

Porvenir in the region of Alajuela is a town in Costa Rica - some 34 mi or ( 55 km ) North-West of San José , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Porvenir is now 01:15 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: Tegucigalpa, Managua, León, Zarcero, and Toro Amarillo. 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 Porvenir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Tarzan swing, the real stuff.

0:08 min by SolemAris
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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.

4:24 min by AaVeeZet
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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.

0:36 min by SolemAris
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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

0:53 min by bzw9631
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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.

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Located at 10.33 -84.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Football venues in Costa Rica

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.

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Located at 10.22 -84.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Alajuela Province, Cantons of Costa Rica

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.

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Located at 10.18 -84.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica

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.

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Located at 10.22 -84.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Alajuela Province, Cantons of Costa Rica

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.

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Located at 10.16 -84.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Alajuela Province, Cantons of Costa Rica