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The Papagayo Jet winds are strong enough to influence the ocean waters off the west coast of Central America, namely being one of the factors responsible for the Costa Rica Dome. [2] The Costa Rica Dome is a roughly circular area of anomalously cold water in the eastern tropical Pacific.
Papagayo (periodic wind which blows across Nicaragua and Costa Rica and out over the Gulf of Papagayo) Tehuantepecer, or Tehuano wind (periodic wind which blows across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southern Mexico and out over the Gulf of Tehuantepec)
This image is a derivative work of the following images: Image:OFPA.JPG licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0 . 2008-09-25T16:21:08Z Cwood1 3008x2000 (4648046 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{en|1=A wild Orange-fronted parakeet (OFPA) along the beach of the Gulf of Papagayo (Papagallo), Costa Rica.
Papagayo Peninsula is located on the north Pacific coast of Costa Rica in the northwest province of Guanacaste. It is located in the Golfo de Papagayo and was formed by volcanic activity as the Caribbean tectonic plate continuously overrode the Cocos Plate and by subsequent weather erosion. [ 1 ]
The Gulf of Papagayo (Spanish: Golfo del Papagayo, meaning "gulf of the parrot") is a large body of water off Guanacaste province and the northwestern coast of Costa Rica. The Gulf and its coastline are part of a major tourism project by Costa Rica's government.
The Costa Rica dome is a biodiversity hotspot for marine life. [1] The presence of a seasonally predictable strong and shallow thermocline associated with cyclonic circulation and upwelling make the Costa Rica Dome a distinct biological habitat, with zoo-plankton and phytoplankton biomass significantly higher than in the tropical waters surrounding it. [11]
The Papagayo are strong winds that blow north of the Gulf of Papagayo. Papagayo may also refer to: Papagayo (software) Papagayo Peninsula, Costa Rica; Papagayo River, Mexico; Papagayos, a village in Chacabuco Department, San Luis Province, Argentina; Castillo de Papagayo, the original name of Charco del Palo, a Canary Islands naturist village
Guanacaste (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwanaˈkaste]) is a province of Costa Rica located in the northwestern region of the country, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Alajuela Province to the east, and Puntarenas Province to the southeast. It is the most sparsely populated of all the provinces of ...