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Colonia Carvajal Destination Guide

Touring Colonia Carvajal in Costa Rica

Colonia Carvajal in the region of Heredia is located in Costa Rica - some 31 mi or ( 51 km ) North of San José , the country's capital city .

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Time in Colonia Carvajal is now 11:12 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tegucigalpa, Managua, León, Chinandega, and Sarapiqui. Being here already, consider visiting Tegucigalpa . Check out our recommendations for Colonia Carvajal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Maquenque National Park

Maquenque National Park is a proposed National Park, which would form part of the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area, in the northern part of Costa Rica. It would bring together a number of existing Nature Reserves, Wildlife refuges and Forest Reserves to form a new National Park. The park would cover areas between the San Carlos River and the Sarapiquí River and other areas near the Nicaraguan border.

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Located at 10.45 -84.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: National parks of Costa Rica

Sarapiquí (canton)

Sarapiquí is the name of the tenth canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 2,140.54 km², and has a population of 49,327. The capital city of the canton is Puerto Viejo. The canton includes the major portion of the Sarapiquí region, and is named for its major waterway, the Sarapiquí River, which forms the canton's eastern border. The western half of the canton gives way to the San Carlos Plain (Llanura de San Carlos).

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Located at 10.46 -84.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica

La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica

La Paz is a waterfall in central Costa Rica. In Spanish, it is known as Catarata de La Paz. It is 31 kilometres north of Alajuela, between Vara Blanca and Cinchona. The waterfall is located immediately alongside the road from Alajuela that leads to the northern plains of Costa Rica. The River La Paz forms the waterfall after traversing 8 kilometres of volcanic terrain, and then continues through the rainforest of the eastern side of Poás Volcano.

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Located at 10.20 -84.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Alajuela Province, Waterfalls of Costa Rica

2009 Costa Rica earthquake

The 2009 Costa Rica earthquake (also known as Cinchona Earthquake), occurred at 1:21:34 pm local time on January 8, 2009. The epicenter of the 6.1 Mw earthquake was in northern Costa Rica, 30 kilometres north-northwest of San José. The earthquake was felt all over Costa Rica as well as in southern central Nicaragua.

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Located at 10.20 -84.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 2009 earthquakes, 2009 in Costa Rica, Earthquakes in Costa Rica, Geography of Costa Rica

Poás Volcano

The Poás Volcano,, is an active stratovolcano in central Costa Rica. It has erupted 39 times since 1828.

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Located at 10.20 -84.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Active volcanoes, Alajuela Province, Crater lakes, Mountains of Costa Rica, Stratovolcanoes, Volcanoes of Costa Rica