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Vieja Destination Guide
Discover Vieja in Costa Rica
Vieja in the region of Alajuela is a town located in Costa Rica - some 39 mi or ( 63 km ) North-West of San José , the country's capital .
Local time in Vieja is now 01:31 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 Vieja ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Rain Forest People
Meet one of Costa Rica's indigenous peoples, the Maleku. Super Natural Adventures host Michael Jacobus and his classmates bring you along on their field trip. ..
Hotel las Colinas
This is the estudiantina show in the Terrace of Hotel las Colinas, the show was very nice and also the hotel is great, offers excellent Arenal Volcano views from the rooms and a 100% from the terrace, ..
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 ..
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 ..
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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 6 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 16 km away
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.
Located at 10.22 -84.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 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 19 km away
La Fortuna Waterfall, Costa Rica
La Fortuna Waterfall (Spanish for "the fortune") is located in central Costa Rica, in the Alajuela Province. In Spanish, it is known as Catarata Fortuna. The waterfall drops about 70-75 meters and is located at the base of the dormant Chato volcano, about 5.5 km outside of the town of La Fortuna, near the Arenal Volcano. It is fed by the Tenorio River, which travels through the rain forest in the Arenal Mountain range until it plunges over the cliff, forming this waterfall.
Located at 10.44 -84.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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