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Isla Calero (English: Calero Island) is the largest island in Costa Rica, as well as along the San Juan River, which marks the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The island lies between the San Juan (to the north and west), the Río Colorado of Costa Rica (to the south and southeast), and the Caribbean Sea (to the east
In Cartago province the route covers Cartago canton (Oriental, Occidental, San Nicolás, Guadalupe, Dulce Nombre districts), Paraíso canton (Paraíso, Santiago, Llanos de Santa Lucía, Birrisito districts), Jiménez canton (Juan Viñas district), Turrialba canton (Turrialba, Pavones, Tres Equis districts), Alvarado canton (Cervantes, Capellades districts), Oreamuno canton (San Rafael district).
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%.
Tibás was created on 26 June 1914 by decree 31. [2] It was formerly known as San Juan del Murciélago and was meant to be the capital of the country, at least according to ex-president Braulio Carrillo, [3] this is the reason the town was originally designed with such a neat array of perfectly aligned blocks, cut by the streets running from North to South and the avenues from East to West.
National Primary Route 27, or just Route 27 (Spanish: Ruta Nacional Primaria 27, or Ruta 27) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, is a route which connects the Greater Metropolitan Area to Caldera Port and the Pacific coast of the country. [1]
Area • Total. 26.5 km 2 (10.2 sq mi) Elevation. ... 20508. Escobal is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. [1] [2] History
Sarchi is the cradle of the craft of Costa Rica and has many factories and shops that an important visit for tourists In Toro Amarillo is the spectacular Toro's Waterfall with an exotic hotel designed by famed Arq. Ibo Bonilla. Sarchí has an area of 120.25 km 2 [5] and a mean elevation of 1,116 metres. [2]
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton. [4] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the United We Can (UP) candidate, Martin Vargas Calderón, was elected mayor of the canton with 46.64% of the votes, with Kattia Chacón Rodríguez and Luis Mariano Vargas Rojas as first and second vice mayors, respectively.