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Discover Descanso in Costa Rica
Descanso in the region of Cartago is a place located in Costa Rica - some 19 mi or ( 31 km ) East of San José , the country's capital .
Local time in Descanso is now 11:38 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Managua, León, Chinandega, Turrialba, and Tierra Blanca. When in this area, you might want to check out Managua . We discovered 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 Descanso ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Costa Rica Taxi Service TIP- MUST SEE
www.TravelCostaRicaNow.com If you plan on traveling to Costa Rica then this is a MUST SEE video. You need to know how the Taxi's operate here. We do have another taxi video, but this video explains a ..
Costa Rica Expat Interviews w/ Danny pt 1 of 3
TravelCostaRicaNOW.com Hey everyone. I've done a lot of expat interviews and Danny may just be the most informative interview I've done to date. Danny answers all the major questions starting a busine ..
Inaguración del parque de Paraiso en HD
Inaguración del Parque de Paraíso. 18 de Agosto de 2012. ..
Guayabo Lodge, Turrialba, Costa Rica
www.costaricantrails.com Overlooking the Turrialba Valley, with the magnificent Turrialba Volcano in the background, you will find Guayabo Lodge. This beautiful, light and airy lodge is located 1500 m ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 9.92 -83.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Santiago District, Paraíso
Santiago District is one of the districts of Paraíso Canton, Cartago Province, Costa Rica.
Located at 9.87 -83.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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.
Located at 9.89 -83.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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).
Located at 9.83 -83.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Paraíso (canton)
Paraíso is the name of the second canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 411.91 square kilometres, and has a population of 55,923 (estimate as of 2003). The capital city of the canton is also called Paraíso. Paraíso is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its capital city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range).
Located at 9.83 -83.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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