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Explore Congo in Costa Rica

Congo in the region of Cartago is a town in Costa Rica - some 23 mi or ( 37 km ) East of San José , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Congo is now 11:53 PM (Thursday) . 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: Managua, León, Chinandega, Tierra Blanca, and Tapanti. Since you are here already, 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. Where to go and what to see in Congo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Costarica World rafting chanpionships 2011.

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The Pacuare River, known as the Rio Pacuare, is one of the jewels of Costa Rica, and according to National Geographic, which has ranked the river as one of the top ten rivers in the world for those ad ..

Rafting Rio Pacuare - Costa Rica Expeditions

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Rafting in Rio Pacuare in Costa Rica with Costa Rica Expeditions. Roberto Miranda Filmmaker. Audiovisuales Chirripo. ..


Aguacero

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Inundacion 100 este de residencias UCR, San Pedro ..

Tortuguero to Parismina to Turrialba Mogandfrog's photos around Turrialba, Costa Rica

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Preview of Mogandfrog's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these v ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Jiménez (canton)

Jiménez is the name of the fourth canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 286.43 square kilometres, and has a population of 14,934 (estimate as of 2003). The capital city of the canton is Juan Viñas. The Turrialba River forms the northern boundary of the canton of Jiménez, with the Reventazón River and Atirro River establishing the eastern border and the Pejibaye River delineating a major portion of the canton's border on the west.

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Located at 9.89 -83.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, Cartago Province

Santiago District, Paraíso

Santiago District is one of the districts of Paraíso Canton, Cartago Province, Costa Rica.

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Located at 9.87 -83.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Districts of Costa Rica

Alvarado (canton)

Alvarado is the name of the sixth canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 81.06 km², and has a population of 13,078. The capital city of the canton is Pacayas. The defunct Caribbean railway line delineates a portion of the southern boundary of the oval-shaped canton, along with the Río Reventazón.

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Located at 9.92 -83.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica

Lake Cachí

Lake Cachi (Spanish: Lago de Cachí) is an artificial lake in central Costa Rica created by the Cachí Dam (Represa de Cach), an arch dam which is located in Tapantí National Park, to the southeast of Cartago in Cartago Province. The main town is Cachí, located away from the east bank of the lake. Built in the 1970s, it was one of the first hydroelectric projects in Costa Rica. It has an installed capacity of 102 MW with three units of 34 MW capacity each (Vertical Francis turbines).

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Located at 9.83 -83.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Cartago Province, Dams in Costa Rica, Reservoirs in Costa Rica

Pejibaye District, Jiménez

Pejibaye District is a district in Jiménez Canton, Costa Rica.

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Located at 9.82 -83.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Districts of Costa Rica