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During the colonial period the entire Nicoya Peninsula was administratively part of the Partido de Nicoya (nowadays Guanacaste), it was at the beginning of the 20th century that President Alfredo González Flores signed a decree that transferred the administration of Lepanto along with Paquera and Cóbano (towns in the extreme south of the Nicoya peninsula) to the province of Puntarenas.
Before 1994, all phone numbers in Costa Rica were six digits long. The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, which at that time had the monopoly on telecommunications, introduced a system in which the telephone numbers in every province were assigned a prefix to make them 7 digits long. This numbering system was effective for some time.
Puntarenas has an area of 1,842.33 km² [4] and a mean elevation of 169 metres. [2]The canton includes areas on both sides of the Gulf of Nicoya.The southern portion of the Nicoya Peninsula is also in the canton, including the popular tourist areas of Tambor, Montezuma and Malpais.
During the colonial period the entire Nicoya Peninsula was administratively part of the Partido de Nicoya (nowadays Guanacaste), it was at the beginning of the 20th century that President Alfredo González Flores signed a decree that transferred the administration of Lepanto along with Paquera and Cóbano (towns in the extreme south of the Nicoya peninsula) to the province of Puntarenas.
Santa Teresa is a small town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.It is located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of the capital city of San José.Like other coastal villages on the Nicoya Peninsula such as neighboring Mal Pais, Santa Teresa started as a remote fishing village, relying on agriculture, cattle ranching and small-scale fishing.
Tambor is located in the portion of the Nicoya Peninsula that is located in the Province of Puntarenas. Within that province it is located in the cantón of the same name in the district of Cóbano. Tambor is located on the Panica River , which flows from Bahia Ballena.
Puntarenas district location in Costa Rica Coordinates: 9°59′22″N 84°53′35″W / 9.9895775°N 84.8931864°W / 9.9895775; -84.8931864 Country
The capital is Puntarenas.The province covers an area of 11,266 square kilometres (4,350 sq mi), and has a population of 410,929. [2] It is subdivided into 11 cantons.For administrative purposes, the island Isla del Coco, 500 kilometres (310 mi) offshore in the Pacific Ocean, is considered a part of this province.
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