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Rio Grande Destination Guide

Delve into Rio Grande in Costa Rica

Rio Grande in the region of Alajuela is a city in Costa Rica - some 19 mi or ( 30 km ) West of San José , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Rio Grande

Current time in Rio Grande is now 03:34 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Managua, León, Chinandega, Santiago, and San Ramon. While being here, make sure to check out Managua . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Rio Grande ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Pasarela condones vive

1:17 min by chunetrox
Views: 29681 Rating: 4.71

Pasarela en Bar Maglo en Atenas, de condones vive ..

Green Day Tour 2010 Costa Rica American Idiot

6:11 min by Luis Rodriguez
Views: 8392 Rating: 4.93

Ultimo Concierto del Tour de Green Day en Costa Rica Ricardo Saprissa (American Idiot ) ..


Banana- and pinapple-processing for export, Costa Rica.

3:45 min by AaVeeZet
Views: 1384 Rating: 5.00

Video about the processing from bananas and pineapples in a factory for export. Original version for better quality. Data from the wmv-version: - views: 4454 - comments: 5 - favorited: 10 - video rati ..

ENDURO COSTA RICA

1:27 min by Jonathan Arguedas
Views: 1036 Rating: 5.00

JONATHAN ARGUEDAS OFF-ROADING IN COSTA RICA. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Atenas

Atenas (ah-TEN-nahss) is the capital city of the canton of Atenas in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of Atenas covers an area of 8.93 km², and has a population of approx. 27,000 inhabitants. Its name means Athens (Αθήνα), the capital of Greece.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.98 -84.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica

Atenas (canton)

Atenas is the name of the fifth canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 127.19 square kilometres, and has a population of 23,743 (estimate as of 2003). The capital city of the canton is also called Atenas. It is a fairly compact canton, mountainous for the most part. The Río Grande (Great River) forms the border on the canton's north and east sides.

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Located at 9.98 -84.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Alajuela Province, Cantons of Costa Rica

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 10 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1980, Peace and conflict studies, Peace education, Schools of international relations, Universities in Costa Rica

Mora (canton)

Mora is the name of the 7th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 162.04 km², and has a population of 23,004. The capital city of the canton is Ciudad Colón. The Río Virilla establishes the northern boundary of the canton, with the Río Grande de Tárcoles delineating its far western limit.

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Located at 9.87 -84.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, San José Province

Palmares de Alajuela

Palmares is the capital city of the canton of Palmares in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of Palmares covers an area of 1.09 km, and has a population of 4,416.

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Located at 10.05 -84.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica