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Santa Cruz Destination Guide

Touring Santa Cruz in Costa Rica

Santa Cruz in the region of Cartago is a city located in Costa Rica - some 24 mi or ( 39 km ) East of San José , the country's capital city .

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Time in Santa Cruz is now 04:25 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Managua, León, Chinandega, Yas, and Urasca. Being here already, consider visiting Managua . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Santa Cruz ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Costarica World rafting chanpionships 2011.

8:19 min by costaricarafting
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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

2:21 min by ChirripoTV
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Rafting in Rio Pacuare in Costa Rica with Costa Rica Expeditions. Roberto Miranda Filmmaker. Audiovisuales Chirripo. ..


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

1:41 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
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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 ..

Guayabo Lodge, Turrialba, Costa Rica

2:13 min by CostaRicanTrails
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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

Guayabo de Turrialba

Guayabo de Turrialba is an archeological site located in Turrialba, Costa Rica. The site is of great archeological and cultural importance even though only a very small portion of the city has been uncovered and studied. The monument covers 540 acres (218 ha) and is located on the forested southern slope of Turrialba Volcano. The settlement was occupied between 1000 BC and 1400 AD after which it was mysteriously abandoned.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.93 -83.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Costa Rica, Cartago Province, Former populated places in Costa Rica, Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks, History of Costa Rica

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 8 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, Cartago Province

Turrialba (canton)

Turrialba is the name of the fifth canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,642.67 square kilometres . Its estimated population as of 2009 was 70,867. The canton's capital city is Turrialba. Turrialba is the 11th largest canton among the 81 cantons that comprise Costa Rica. The Río Turrialba and Río Atirro establish major portions of the canton's western border, and the Río Chirripó delineates its long southeastern border.

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Located at 9.90 -83.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, Cartago Province

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 9 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica

Tierra Blanca, Cartago

Tierra Blanca is a populated place in Tierra Blanca District, Cartago Canton, Costa Rica, about 3 miles due north of the city of Cartago, Costa Rica; resting on the slopes of the mountain whose summit is the Irazú Volcano Volcan Irazu. Tierra Blanca is at an elevation of about 2000 m above sea level.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.92 -83.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica