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Poas Destination Guide

Delve into Poas in Costa Rica

Poas in the region of San José is located in Costa Rica - some 4 mi or ( 7 km ) South of San José , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Poas

Local time in Poas is now 03:17 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Rivas, Matagalpa, Masaya, Managua, and León. While being here, you might want to check out Rivas . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Poas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Te Odio y Te Quiero by Timbaleo con Ruben Blades

4:48 min by AtlantisStar01
Views: 8794 Rating: 5.00

This is a video of my trip to Costa Rica. ..

Carry My Cross: Third Day, Manga Messiah

5:11 min by kaguraviento
Views: 3194 Rating: 5.00

I dont own images neither music, Images from manga messiah, music carry my cross. Copyright all images in this video is from NEXT MANGA (www.nextmanga.com). music copyright is From third Day . Non com ..


Ian Coates en Costa Rica

3:13 min by Renger14
Views: 3082 Rating: 5.00

Un viajero que recorre el mundo en motocicleta y estuvo hace algunas semanas en Costa Rica. ..

Wave Expeditions Promo White Water Rafting Tour

5:05 min by CostaRicaAdventures
Views: 1695 Rating: 3.00

CostaRicaTRavelChannel.com Costa Rica white water rafting adventure with Wave Expeditions and Tours. Raft the rio toro class 3 and 4. La Fortuna de San Carlos, Arenal Volcano. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Alajuelita (canton)

Alajuelita is the name of the 10th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 21.17 km², and has a population of 75,418. The capital city of the canton is Alajuelita. The odd-shaped canton reaches southwest from the suburbs of the national capital city of San José. It is delineated by the Río Tiribí on the northeast, Río Cañas on the east, Río Poás on the southeast, and the Cerros de Escazú at it far southwestern end.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.90 -84.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, San José Province

Gravilias de Desamparados

Gravilias de Desamparados is one of the twelve districts of the Canton of Desamparados, San Jose, Costa Rica. The district's name comes from one species of tree widely used to provide shadow to coffee plantations.

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Located at 9.90 -84.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Districts of Costa Rica

Cerro Pico Alto

The Cerro Pico Alto is the third highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica with 2,428 m . Pico Alto means high peak.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.85 -84.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Mountains of Costa Rica, Mountains of the Cerros de Escazú

Merced District

Merced District, the second "distrito" of San José Canton, in Costa Rica, is one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown properly. This division is merely commercial, but covers an important part of "josefino" life and activities.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.92 -84.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Districts of San José Canton

Cerros de Escazú

The Cerros de Escazú is a mountain range in central Costa Rica. It borders the Central Valley to the south and is considered the northernmost portion of the Cordillera de Talamanca. The highest peak is Cerro Rabo de Mico with 2,428 m, followed closely by Cerro Cedral with 2,420 m . Other relevant mountains include Cerro Pico Alto with 2,353 m, Cerro Pico Blanco 2,271 m and Cerro San Miguel with 2,035 m . While in the San José, the Cerros de Escazú can be seen to the south-west.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.85 -84.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Mountain ranges of Costa Rica