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Tigra Destination Guide

Explore Tigra in Costa Rica

Tigra in the region of Puntarenas is a town in Costa Rica - some 73 mi or ( 118 km ) West of San José , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Tigra

Current time in Tigra is now 11:02 AM (Thursday) . 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, Chinandega, Zapotal, and Vigia. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Managua . 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 Tigra ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Costa Rica beach hotel

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Hotel and Cabins Los Cenizaros on beach front. Costa Rica ..

Costa Rica fishing

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Costa Rica fishing in the Nicoya Gulf ..


Nicoya Gulf

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Bejuco Island Costa Rica ..

Scuba Diving Cocos Island 1

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Schooling Hammerhead sharks and Whale sharks in Cocos Island, Costa Rica aboard the Aggressor Okeanos in 2009 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Nandayure (canton)

Nandayure is the ninth canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 565.59 km², and has a population of 10,567. Its capital city is Carmona. The canton encompasses a piece of the coastline of the Gulf of Nicoya near the mouth of the Río Tempisque, including Isla Berrugate. It cuts across the center of the Nicoya Peninsula to the Pacific coast between the Río Ora to the north and the Río Bongo to the south.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.00 -85.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province

Chira Island

Chira Island is a 3,000-hectare Costa Rican Pacific island located at the upper end of the Gulf of Nicoya, an extensive inlet of sea water that is the result of a geological fault that has caused the land to submerge, leaving exposed only the tops of what were formerly low hills. These are the various islands that dot the gulf, the largest of which being the Island of Chira - Costa Rica's second largest island.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.10 -85.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Pacific islands of Costa Rica

2012 Costa Rica earthquake

The 2012 Costa Rica earthquake occurred at 08:42 local time on September 5, 2012. The epicenter of the 7.6 Mw earthquake was in the Nicoya Peninsula, 11 kilometers east-southeast of Nicoya. A tsunami warning was issued shortly afterwards, but later cancelled. Two people are known to have died, one from a heart attack and another, a construction worker, crushed by a collapsing wall.

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Located at 10.00 -85.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 2012 earthquakes, 2012 in Costa Rica, Earthquakes in Costa Rica, Geography of Costa Rica, Megathrust earthquakes

Riberino Zapandi Wetlands

Riberino Zapandi Wetlands is a nature reserve, part of the Guanacaste Conservation Area and Tempisque Conservation Area in northwestern Costa Rica, which protects low wetlands around the Quebrada Grande and the Ahogados River in the Tempisque River watershed.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 10.16 -85.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Nature reserves in Costa Rica, Wetlands of Costa Rica