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"La Fortuna" is Spanish for "The Fortune", and aptly named due its ample supply of tourist attractions and extremely fertile lands. Although there is a common myth that the town got its name due to its sparing from the Arenal Volcano's eruptions, the town actually got its name before the latest eruption cycle and was named for the fertile lands ("The Fortune") where it is located.
La Fortuna Waterfall (Spanish for "the fortune") is in central Costa Rica, in the Alajuela Province.In Spanish, it is known as Catarata Fortuna.The waterfall drops about 70−75 meters and is at the base of the dormant Chato volcano, about 5.5 km outside of the town of La Fortuna, near the Arenal Volcano.
Vorlage:Positionskarte Costa Rica Alajuela; La Fortuna (Costa Rica) Quesada (Costa Rica) Usage on eo.wikipedia.org Ŝablono:Situo sur mapo Kostariko Alajuela; Usage on es.wikipedia.org Alajuela (distrito) Zaragoza (Costa Rica) El Carmen (Alajuela) Orotina (Costa Rica) San Jerónimo de Naranjo; Quesada (Costa Rica) San Mateo (Costa Rica) San ...
La Fortuna district location in Costa Rica Coordinates: 10°38′28″N 85°10′40″W / 10.641037°N 85.1777178°W / 10.641037; -85.1777178 Country
The volcano is located at the center of Arenal Volcano National Park in the northern zone of the country, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of the La Fortuna district in San Carlos (canton), Costa Rica. [5] Arenal Volcano area is an important watershed for the Arenal Lake Reservoir. The reservoir's water is used for hydroelectric power. It is ...
The location of Costa Rica An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Costa Rica. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Costa Rica: . Costa Rica – sovereign country located in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. [1]
Crush of migrants headed to U.S. prompts Costa Rica to declare state of emergency Jacqueline Charles, Syra Ortiz Blanes, Antonio Maria Delgado September 27, 2023 at 6:36 PM
Costa Rica shares a 313-kilometre (194-mile) border with Nicaragua to the north, and a 348-km border with Panama to the south. Costa Rica claims an exclusive economic zone of 574,725 km 2 (221,903 sq mi) with 200 nautical miles (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi). Land use: Arable land: 4.8%.