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Santa Barbara Destination Guide

Delve into Santa Barbara in Costa Rica

Santa Barbara in the region of Guanacaste is located in Costa Rica - some 101 mi or ( 163 km ) West of San José , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Santa Barbara

Local time in Santa Barbara is now 02:13 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: San Salvador, Santa Tecla, Tegucigalpa, Rivas, and Masaya. While being here, you might want to check out San Salvador . We discovered some clip posted online . 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 Santa Barbara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Santa Cruz (canton), Costa Rica

Santa Cruz is the name of the third canton in Guanacaste Province in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,312.27 square kilometres, and has a population of 43,333. Its capital city is also called Santa Cruz. The heart-shaped canton is on the northern Pacific coast between Bahía Potrero to the north and the mouth of the Río Montaña to the south. It includes Cabo Velas, the furthermost western point on the Nicoya Peninsula. The Río Tempisque delineates a small portion of the eastern border.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.27 -85.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province

Nicoya (canton)

Nicoya is the second canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,333.68 km², and has a population of 44,834. Its capital city is also called Nicoya. The Río Tempisque establishes the northeast boundary of the canton, which cuts through the midsection of the Nicoya Peninsula, touching the Gulf of Nicoya on the east before curving southward to the Pacific Ocean.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.14 -85.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province

Filadelfia de Guanacaste

Filadelfia is the first district and main city of Carrillo in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. This district has 7,814 inhabitants and 125.01 km². It was declared an archaeological city because of all the indigenous cemeteries found near the Tempisque River. The town was formerly known as Siete Cueros. It was originally named for the abundance of the trees with this name.

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Located at 10.44 -85.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica

Barra Honda National Park

Barra Honda National Park is a national park in the western part of Costa Rica, which forms part of the Tempisque Conservation Area about 12 km (7.46 mi) from the Tempisque River. It was created in 1974 to protect its famous cave systems, under the Barra Honda Peak which was formed when islets from the Miocene Era were raised above the plains of the river.

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Located at 10.18 -85.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: National parks of Costa Rica, Protected areas established in 1974