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Empalme Destination Guide

Explore Empalme in Costa Rica

Empalme in the region of San José is a town in Costa Rica - some 17 mi or ( 27 km ) South-East of San José , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Empalme is now 01:32 PM (Friday) . 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: Masaya, Managua, León, Chinandega, and Sierra. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Masaya . 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 Empalme ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Exchange rate in Costa Rica

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If you plan on traveling around Costa Rica you should be familiar with the money used here- and there's a LOT of it. Check out this video to clear things up. Currency in Costa Rica is called the 'Colo ..

A perfect week at Banana Azul, Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

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The Banana Azul resort was the perfect backdrop for a New Year's vacation. ..


Tropical Paradise: Costa Rica, 2001 (Hi Res on LiveVideo)

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Terrestrial photos from the Costa Rica trip I took in 2001. A higher resolution version in stereo is available on my LiveVideo channel at www.livevideo.com If any of you ever are able to get to Costa ..

Costa Rica Dengue Malaria UPDATE '10

3:07 min by Michael Alan D'Angelo
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Tons of Costa Rica Travel INFO and VIDEOS at TravelCostaRicaNow.com Hey EVERYONE, it's July 2010 and if you're planning on traveling to Costa Rica this year we have a short UPDATE about the Malaria an ..


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Interesting facts about this location

San Marcos, Costa Rica

San Marcos or San Marcos de Tarrazú is the capital city of the canton of Tarrazú in the province of San José in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of San Marcos covers an area of 42.07 km², and has a population of 8,817. The city lies at an elevation of 1,429 meters above sea level in a mountainous area known as Los Santos, 70 kilometers south of the national capital city of San José.

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Located at 9.67 -84.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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Frailes, Desamparados, Costa Rica

This is a small town around 1 hour south from Desamparados in Costa Rica. Website:

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Located at 9.75 -84.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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Tobosi

Tobosi is a town in the province of Cartago, Costa Rica, located about 12 miles southwest of the city of Cartago. It is also known as San Juan de Tobosi, because St. John the Evangelist is the patron guardian. Tobosi is one of the oldest towns in the country. The illegal sharing of Indians made in 1569 by Governor But Afan de Ribera and Gomez Tobosi dwellers were given in encomienda of Juan de Cardenas, Sheriff and Sheriff council of Cartago in the Afan de Ribera expedition to Tierra Adentro.

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Located at 9.84 -83.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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El Guarco (canton)

El Guarco is the name of the eighth canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 167.69 square kilometres, and has a population of 36,291 (estimate as of 2003). The capital city of the canton is El Tejar. El Guarco is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its capital city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range). The Carretera Interamericana delineates the canton's lengthy southwestern border.

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Located at 9.85 -83.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, Cartago Province

El Tejar del Guarco

The correct name is Tejar de El Guarco. Tejar is the capital city of the El Guarco Canton, in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. Read news about Tejar, El Guarco and Cartago at

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Located at 9.85 -83.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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