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Alto Angeles Destination Guide
Explore Alto Angeles in Costa Rica
Alto Angeles in the region of Puntarenas is a place in Costa Rica - some 87 mi or ( 141 km ) South-East of San José , the country's capital city .
Time in Alto Angeles is now 06:24 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Managua, León, Chinandega, Volcancito, and Sierpe. Since you are here already, consider visiting Managua . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Alto Angeles ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Borucca indios de ReyCurre'-fiesta de los diablitos, costa rica
Indigeneuos celebration, beginning of year. Every house is brewing the "Chicha", made out of corn. 4 day celebration, the diablitos hunt the bull and drink during. the diablitos make the masks by them ..
boruca - fiesta de los diablitos
The Boruca festival happens at the end of December annually. The re-enactment illustrates the Boruca Indians defeating the spanish, represented by a bull. The intricately carved balsa masks are worn b ..
Edible Landscapes of Osa Mountain Village
Osa Mountain Village is a sustanable Resort Community in the Osa Peninsula Costa Rica omvcostarica.info www.osamountainresort.com www.osamountainvillagecostarica.com ..
Palmar Sur Osa Airport Costa Rica
Palmar Sur regional airport in Osa, Costa Rica. This is a video of the 'new' terminal (opened ~2010). This airport has daily flights to/from San Jose and Quepos on Costa Rica's two local airlines - Na ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Boruca people
The Boruca (also known as the Brunca or the Brunka) are an indigenous people living in Costa Rica. The tribe has about 2,660 members, most of whom live on a reservation in the Puntarenas Province in southwestern Costa Rica. The ancestors of the modern Boruca made up a group of chiefdoms that ruled most of Costa Rica's Pacific coast, from Quepos to what is now the Panamanian border, including the Osa Peninsula. Boruca traditionally spoke the Boruca language, which is now nearly extinct.
Located at 9.00 -83.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Palmar Sur
Palmar Sur is a town in Costa Rica, located next to Palmar Norte in the Osa region of Puntarenas Province. Palmar Norte and Palmar Sur are separated by the Rio Terraba. Palmar Sur has a regional airport that has daily flights arriving from San Jose on two regional airlines (Sansa and Nature Air).
Located at 8.97 -83.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Osa (canton)
Osa is the name of the fifth canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,930.24 km², and has a population of 27,592. Its capital city is Ciudad Cortés, formerly known as Puerto Cortés. The canton begins at the Río Barú near Dominical on the central Pacific coast.
Located at 8.89 -83.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Buenos Aires (canton)
Buenos Aires is the name of the third canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 2,384.22 km², and has a population of 43,526. Its capital city is also called Buenos Aires. The canton includes a portion of the Cordillera de Talamaca along its northeastern border. The valleys of the Río General, Rio Coto Brus and Río Térraba form the core of the canton, and coastal mountain ranges set the limits on the southeast side.
Located at 9.09 -83.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Field Station La Gamba
Field Station La Gamba, in the “Rainforest of the Austrians” in Costa Rica, is an Austrian research, teaching and continuing-education institution, whose mission is to contribute to research on tropical rainforests, to generate interest in conservation and in rainforest research, and to give interested persons an opportunity to deepen their appreciation of nature within the rainforest.
Located at 8.70 -83.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
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