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Explore El Alto in Costa Rica

El Alto in the region of Puntarenas is a town in Costa Rica - some 106 mi or ( 171 km ) South-East of San José , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Alto

Current time in El Alto is now 04:00 PM (Sunday) . 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: Managua, León, Venecia, Union, and Tigre. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Managua . We encountered 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 El Alto ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Maritime Bar in Golfito, Costa Rica

0:28 min by Christiaan Conover
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A popular hang-out spot in Golfito. The big black strip on top of the blue flag in the video is an array of Coast Guard and Navy hats from various ships, which is part of why this is called the Mariti ..

Landing Small plane in Golfito Costa Rica

0:53 min by mochanardy
Views: 4360 Rating: 4.50

Nice smooth landing into tiny airport with small plane into Golfito Costa Rica. ..


Zip Line Polka at Finca Bellavista

1:31 min by eyincbco
Views: 1409 Rating: 5.00

A quick and fun review of zip lining in Costa Rica. Majority of pics and footage shot at Finca Bellavista - A sustainable tree-house community. A great place for the adventureous traveler in southern ..

EL paseo GOLFITO Costa Rica

1:39 min by jersons33
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EL paseo GOLFITO Costa Rica ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 8.70 -83.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Environment of Costa Rica, Organisations based in Austria, Science and technology in Austria

Golfito (canton)

Golfito is the name of the seventh canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,753.96 km², and has a population of 36,392. Its capital city is also called Golfito. The canton encompasses the southernmost Pacific coast of Costa Rica, north from Cerro Punta Gorda (Fat Point Hill) at the Panama border. It includes land on both sides of the Golfo Dulce (Sweet Gulf) and the entire southern portion of the Osa Peninsula.

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Located at 8.64 -83.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica

Golfito

This article is about a Costa Rica town. For the ship see TSS Golfito. The port town of Golfito is located in Puntarenas Province on the southern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, near the border of Panama. The town lies on a narrow strip of land between the eponymous bay and a hill and consist of two parts, the town proper and shopping area to the south, and a residential area near the port. Still further north are the duty-free zone and an airstrip.

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Located at 8.63 -83.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica

Gulf of Dulce

Gulf of Dulce is an inlet in Costa Rica, located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:8|35|N|83|16|W||| | |name= }}. The inlet starts on the Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica and extends slightly northward before turning west. The most westward part is at the city of Rincon. The

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Located at 8.58 -83.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Bays of Costa Rica, Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean

Puerto Jiménez

Puerto Jiménez is the largest town on the Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica with a population of 1,780. Located on the Golfo Dulce near Corcovado National Park, it is served by the Puerto Jiménez Airport. It is most famous for its gold mining and logging in the 1960s.

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Located at 8.54 -83.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica