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  2. La Fortuna Waterfall (Costa Rica) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. La Fortuna, San Carlos - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. List of water sports - Wikipedia

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    Rafting is a recreational outdoor activities that use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water; River trekking, a combination of trekking and climbing and sometimes swimming along the river; Rowing, a sport that involves propelling a boat (racing shell) on water, using oars

  5. Tubing (recreation) - Wikipedia

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    Riders can often become airborne while passing over waves or wake from the motor boat or personal watercraft, August 2006 Water tubers in the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania, June 2020 Tubing , also known as inner tubing , bumper tubing , towed tubing , biscuiting (in New Zealand ), or kite tubing , is a recreational activity where an individual ...

  6. Fortuna Forest Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Fortuna Forest Reserve lies in the eastern foothills of the Cordillera de Talamanca near the transition to the Cordillera Central (Panamá) . The Cerro Chorcha is the highest point of the Fortuna Forest Reserve at 2,213 m above sea level. More than 4,000 mm of rain falls in the reserve every year.

  7. La Fortuna - Wikipedia

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    La Fortuna, Bagaces Cantón, Costa Rica, a district and village; La Fortuna Waterfall (Costa Rica) Río de la Fortuna, a river in Bolivia; Other uses: La Fortuna (Metro Madrid), a station on Line 11; La Fortuna, a drama first broadcast in 2021 in Spain; Allegory of Fortune, sometimes also named La Fortuna, an oil painting created around 1658 or ...

  8. River rapids ride - Wikipedia

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    The river rapids ride concept was proposed by Bill Crandall (general manager of AstroWorld in Houston) and developed by Intamin.AstroWorld introduced the world's first river rapids ride, Thunder River, in 1980 and popularized a concept which can now be found at most major amusement parks.

  9. List of surfing records - Wikipedia

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    cbdMD XXL Biggest Wave Award [8] 70 feet (21.3 m) Pete Cabrinha: Jaws beach, Peʻahi: 15 January 2016 Awarded the Billabong XXL Big Wave Award and $70,000. [3] 68 feet (20.7 m) Carlos Burle: Mavericks, Northern California: 2001 Awarded the Billabong XXL Big Wave Award. [4] 68 feet (20.7 m) Maya Gabeira: Praia do Norte, Nazaré: January 2018 [10 ...