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Jaco Destination Guide

Touring Jaco in Costa Rica

Jaco in the region of Puntarenas with its 4,085 citizens is a city located in Costa Rica - some 43 mi or ( 70 km ) South-West of San José , the country's capital city .

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Time in Jaco is now 01:10 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Managua, León, Chinandega, Tulin, and Tarcoles. Being here already, consider visiting Managua . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Jaco ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Los Suenos Costa Rica | Hotels & Condos

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Los Suenos Costa Rica has become the country's premier eco-luxury resort and marina. Los Suenos Resort offers the best of Costa Rica's luxury condos, five-star hotels and private vacation rental homes ..

Presioni - Zgedhe Njo (Official Video)

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Canyoning Tours Costa Rica

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Canyoning in Costa Rica is an amazing adrenaline rush. Enjoy a multi-sport adventure. Slide along breath-taking canyon streams, rappel into waterfalls and jump into pools below! adventuretourscostaric ..

Jaco,Costa Rica Downtown strip

1:09 min by cmob1981
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This is just a little hd footage of the main part of pastor Diaz ave in downtown Jaco Costa rica ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Jacó, Costa Rica

Jacó is a coastal city, in the county of Garabito in Costa Rica's Puntarenas province. Located in the Central Pacific Region, on the pacific coast of Costa Rica. Jacó is approximately two hours by car from San José and Costa Rica's primary International Airport (SJO). Manuel Antonio National Park is located just one hour South of Jaco. Jaco has a population of apx. 10,000 residents.

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Located at 9.62 -84.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica

Playa Herradura, Costa Rica

Playa Herradura (Herradura Beach) is a coastal town on the Pacific Ocean in Costa Rica, located about 4 kilometres north of Jacó. Playa Herradura or Herradura Beach is home to the Los Suenos Resort and Marina and is globally known as the Fishing Capital of Costa Rica playing home to Costa Rica's only full service five star Marina and home to the largest fleet of the country's top Big Game Sport fishing Captains and boats.

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Located at 9.66 -84.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica

Garabito (canton)

Garabito is the name of the eleventh canton in Puntarenas Province in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 316.31 km² (1), and has a population of 11,259 (2). Its capital city is Jacó. The canton lies along the north-central Pacific coast between Punta Loros near the town of Tivives and the mouth of the Tusubres River. The eastern boundary runs through the Fila Negra, a coastal mountain range. The canton of Garabito is subdivided into 2 distritos (districts). Jacó Tárcoles

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Located at 9.71 -84.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica

Tárcoles River

The Tárcoles River, also called the Grande de Tárcoles River or the Río Grande de Tarcoles, in Costa Rica originates on the southern slopes of the Cordillera Central volcanic range and flows in a south-westerly direction to the Gulf of Nicoya. The river is 111 km long and its watershed covers an area of 2,121 km², which encompasses around 50% of the country's population. The river is the most contaminated river in Costa Rica, carrying much of the sewage from the central towns and cities.

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Located at 9.79 -84.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Rivers of Costa Rica

Gulf of Nicoya

The Gulf of Nicoya (Spanish: Golfo de Nicoya) is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. It separates the Nicoya Peninsula from the mainland of Costa Rica, and encompasses a marine and coastal landscape of wetlands, rocky islands and cliffs.

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Located at 9.80 -84.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Bays of Costa Rica, Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean

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