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The Papagayo jet winds are strong enough to influence the ocean waters off the west coast of Central America, namely being one of the factors responsible for the Costa Rica Dome. [2] The Costa Rica Dome is a roughly circular area of anomalously cold water in the eastern tropical Pacific.
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Papagayo Peninsula is located on the north Pacific coast of Costa Rica in the northwest province of Guanacaste. It is located in the Golfo de Papagayo and was formed by volcanic activity as the Caribbean tectonic plate continuously overrode the Cocos Plate and by subsequent weather erosion. [ 1 ]
List of World Heritage Sites in Central America; List of temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region; Misteriosa Bank; Monterrico, Guatemala; Nibra, Panama; Oratorio, Santa Rosa; Panama City Panama Temple; Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport; Rosario Bank; San José Costa Rica Temple; San Juan de Nicaragua
English: An equiangular cylindrical projection of the Federal Republic of Central America as its borders were in circa 1835–1838 with the State of Costa Rica highlighted in red. Note that the Cerrón Grande, La Angostura, and Malpaso lakes are not included on this map as they are artificial lakes created in the 20th century.
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Gulf of Papagayo seen from space. The Gulf of Papagayo (Spanish: Golfo del Papagayo, meaning "gulf of the parrot") is a large body of water off Guanacaste province and the northwestern coast of Costa Rica. The Gulf and its coastline are part of a major tourism project by Costa Rica's government.
Because Costa Rica is located between 8 and 12 degrees north of the Equator, the climate is tropical year round. However, the country has many microclimates depending on elevation, rainfall, topography, and by the geography of each particular region. Costa Rica's seasons are defined by how much rain falls during a particular period.