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Manuel Antonio National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio) is a small national park in the Central Pacific Conservation Area located on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, just south of the city of Quepos, Puntarenas, and 157 km (98 mi) from the national capital of San José. It was established in 1972, when the local community sought ...
The canton lies along the central Pacific coast between the mouths of the Damas and Barú rivers. The northeastern border runs through high, remote coastal mountain ranges. The county is most famous for being the home of the Manuel Antonio National Park, the most visited national park in Costa Rica.
Manuel María de Jesús Gutiérrez Flores (3 September 1829 – 25 December 1887) [1] was a Costa Rican musician, composer, and military man. [2] He was the author of the music of the National anthem of Costa Rica, whose first performance took place on 11 June 1852, when President Juan Rafael Mora Porras received the delegations from the United States and Great Britain.
Quepos is the gateway to Manuel Antonio National Park. The city is very tourism-oriented, having many bars and restaurants and a vivacious night-life. Quepos is well known thanks to being the gateway to a popular National Park and beaches in Costa Rica.
La Managua Airport (IATA: XQP, ICAO: MRQP) is an airport approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of the Pacific coastal city of Quepos, Costa Rica, serving this city as well as the Manuel Antonio National Park and other tourist attractions in the central part of Puntarenas Province. The airport is named for the La Managua barrio where it is located.
The Sloth Institute Costa Rica is a small, not-for-profit organization based in Manuel Antonio, close to Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica, dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of sloths. It often takes in orphaned or injured sloths, which require care.
National Tertiary Route 618, or just Route 618 (Spanish: Ruta Nacional Terciaria 618, or Ruta 618) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Puntarenas province. [ 1 ] Description
He became judge of Costa Rica in 1824, member and President of the Constituent Assembly through 1824–1825, General Ministry from 1825 to 1827, School Governing of la Casa de Enseñanza de Santo Tomás in 1826, Representative for San José in 1828, Elected federal Senator in 1828 (he was not able to take office at the time) and Federal Senator through(1832-1833).