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Explore Santa Rita in Costa Rica
Santa Rita in the region of Guanacaste is a town in Costa Rica - some 127 mi or ( 204 km ) North-West of San José , the country's capital city .
Current time in Santa Rita is now 02:36 PM (Saturday) . 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: San Salvador, Santa Tecla, Tegucigalpa, Rivas, and Masaya. Since you are here already, make sure to check out San Salvador . We saw 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 Santa Rita ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Guanacaste
La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. ..
White Faced Monkey Eats Banana
On a recent trip to Costa Rica, my friend and i encounted some white faced monkeys that came right out on our boat and shared a meal with us ..
Guanacaste - Caño Negro to the coast
The drive from Caño Negro to the Pacific Coast takes you trough the famous Guanacaste national park ..
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Interesting facts about this location
La Cruz (canton)
La Cruz is the tenth canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,383.90 km², and has a population of 18,004. Its capital city is also called La Cruz. The canton is the northernmost in the country. It encompasses the Pacific coastline from the border with Nicaragua as far south as Bahía Nancite, including the Península de Santa Elena.
Located at 11.07 -85.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site
The Area de Conservación Guanacaste, is a World Heritage Site in the northwestern part of Costa Rica, which comprises Santa Rosa, Guanacaste, Rincón de la Vieja National Parks and the Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge. It formally became part of National System of Conservation Areas in 1994, and then a World Heritage site in 1999. The area of the parks combined totals 1470 square kilometers as of 2004.
Located at 10.85 -85.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Guanacaste Conservation Area
Guanacaste Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the northwestern part of Costa Rica. It contains three National Parks, as well as wildlife refuges and other nature reserves. The area contains the Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site, which comprises the first four areas in the below list.
Located at 10.85 -85.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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