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Explore Lapita in Costa Rica

Lapita in the region of Puntarenas is a town in Costa Rica - some 59 mi or ( 95 km ) West of San José , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Lapita

Current time in Lapita is now 12:09 AM (Monday) . 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: Tegucigalpa, Managua, León, Ujarras, and Sierra. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tegucigalpa . We saw 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 Lapita ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Lake Arenal Costa Rica near Arenal Volcano

0:41 min by bizresearchlmt
Views: 4094 Rating: 5.00

A shot of the beautiful Lake Arenal in Costa Rica that I visited during my trip to Finca Corsicana, the organic pineapple farm belonging to Collin Street Bakery. ..

THERMOMANIA

7:17 min by tamborjim
Views: 531 Rating: 3.00

A hotsprings park, tico style, nothing fancy, but lots of fun in a surreal location at the base of a volcano spewing steam all over the hillside in tall plumes.Very interesting old house filled with 1 ..


Montanas del Pacifico, Costa Rica Equestrian Life

1:46 min by CostaRicaVideoWeb
Views: 462 Rating: 0.00

Costa Rica has a long and rich History of Horse Culture, combining the breeds and riding styles of horses from Spain and Europe with a unique Costa Rican Western cattle ranching " flavor". MontanasDel ..

Arenal Volcano Tribute, La Fortuna, Costa Rica

7:35 min by Petersailorman
Views: 216 Rating: 5.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Abangares (canton)

Abangares is the seventh canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 675.76 km², and has a population of 17,289. Its capital city is Las Juntas. The canton begins on the coastline of the Gulf of Nicoya north of the mouth of the Río Abangares. It widens between the Río Lajas on the northwest and Río Lagartos on the east as it reaches up into the Cordillera de Tilarán.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.26 -84.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province

Sierra, Abangares

Sierra, ("Las Minas") is a district in Abangares. It is well known as the historical mining town of Costa Rica, located on the NW Pacific Region. It goes from an altitude of 210 meters to 1200 meters. It is a mountainous zone with a variety of temperatures (from 34 °C to 5 °C) and climates (from dry forest to rain forest). To the north it borders Tilarán Canton, to the south San Juan de Abangares and Las Juntas District(SW), to the east Monteverde and to the west it borders Cañas Canton.

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Located at 10.28 -84.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica

List of hot springs

There are hot springs on all continents and in many countries around the world. Countries that are renowned for their hot springs include, Israel, Iceland, New Zealand, Chile and Japan, but there are interesting and unique hot springs in many other places as well.

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Located at 10.28 -84.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Bathing, Geography-related lists, Hot springs

Montes de Oro (canton)

Montes de Oro is the name of the fourth canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 244.76 km², and has a population of 11,806. Its capital city is Miramar. The mountainous canton lies in the Cordillera de Tilarán northeast of the city of Puntarenas. It is limited on the north by the Río Aranjuez. The Río San Miguel and Río Tiacinto delineate the southern boundary.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.14 -84.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, Puntarenas Province

Estadio Lito Pérez

Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel "Lito" Pérez Treacy nicknamed “Olla Mágica” is a multi-use stadium in Puntarenas Centro, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Formerly known as Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas. In 1974, then mayor Lorgio Álvarez propossed to rename the stadium after Puntarenas native football star "Lito" Perez. The motion was approved by the municipal council and the stadium took its new name.

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Located at 9.98 -84.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Football venues in Costa Rica