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Chontales Destination Guide

Discover Chontales in Costa Rica

Chontales in the region of Puntarenas is a town located in Costa Rica - some 73 mi or ( 118 km ) South-East of San José , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Chontales

Local time in Chontales is now 03:35 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Masaya, Managua, León, Chinandega, and Zapote. When in this area, you might want to check out Masaya . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Chontales ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Horses in Costa Rica on San Buenaventura, Osa, Main Street

0:20 min by Nick Halverson
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The tail end of the morning rush hour traffic in San Buenaventura, Osa, Costa Rica. ..

Costa Rica New Hospital de Osa Gets High Marks from US MD

1:40 min by CostaRicaViews
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The new Hospital de Osa is Central America's newest hospital and get high marks from US MD's ..


Las Villas de San Buenas Babbling River

0:56 min by Nick Halverson
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Las Villas de San Buenas, Lot 47 is adjacent to the Quebrada Seca. It has year-round water and relaxing sounds. Las Villas de San Buenas is located in Osa, ..

Las Villas de San Buenas Costa Rica at 6 am

1:09 min by Nick Halverson
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I had just heard some howler monkeys and I was trying to capture them on my video camera. I ended up getting a beautiful shot of the mountain views from our house in Costa Rica. It also has ocean view ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Térraba River

Térraba River, in the southern Brunca region of Costa Rica, is the largest river in that country. The indigenous Boruca language name is Diquís which means "great river". Its basin is 5,085 square kilometres and it is 160 kilometres long, covering ten percent of the country. It is a tributary from the confluence of the Río General and Río Coto Brus. Pineapple plantations occupy 10,815 hectares in the basin, amounting to 21 percent of national production.

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Located at 9.03 -83.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Rivers of Costa Rica

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).

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Located at 8.97 -83.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica

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.

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Located at 8.89 -83.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica

Pejibaye District, Pérez Zeledón

Pejibaye District is a district in Pérez Zeledón Canton, Costa Rica.

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Located at 9.17 -83.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Districts of Costa Rica

Sierpe River

Sierpe River is a river of Costa Rica.

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Located at 8.82 -83.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Rivers of Costa Rica