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Jacó Beach in 2007. Jacó has an area of 141.11 km² [4] and an elevation of 7 metres. [1]Jacó lies between several mountains, and is neighbored by the beaches of Herradura Bay to the North, and Playa Hermosa to the South (not to be confused with another beach by the same name, but located in Guanacaste).
Garabito has an area of 316.31 km 2 [4] and a mean elevation of 22 metres. [2]The canton lies along the north-central Pacific coast between Punta Loros near the town of Tivives and the mouth of the Tusubres River.
Archaeology of the Diquís Delta, Costa Rica. Cambridge: Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology 51. ISBN 0-00-000000-0. Stone, Doris (1943). "Preliminary investigation of the flood plain of the Río Grande de Térraba, Costa Rica". American Antiquity. 9 (1): 74– 88. doi:10.2307/275453. JSTOR 275453. S2CID 163632144.
Costa Rica had an estimated installed generating capacity of 3,039 MW in 2012 and produced an estimated 10.05 billion kWh in 2012. [1] According to La Nación Costa Rica in 2014 had an installed capacity of 2,732 MW with a peak consumption of 1,604 MW. [2]
The 2017 Costa Rica earthquake occurred 16 kilometres southeast of Jacó, which is about 100 kilometres southwest of the capital, San Jose [2] on November 12, 2017. At first, the quake was measured at a magnitude of 6.8, it was a magnitude 6.5 earthquake with a max intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. [3]
Sardinal district location in Costa Rica Coordinates: 10°32′04″N 85°41′44″W / 10.5343352°N 85.6954664°W / 10.5343352; -85.6954664 Country
Costa Rica is a beautiful country with lots of educational opportunities. One opportunity is to learn about the history of oxcarts. In 2005, Costa Rica’s oxcarts with beautiful colors and designs were recognized by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and declared them to be an Intangible World Heritage. [51]
Tenorio Volcano National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Volcán Tenorio) is a national park in the northern part of Costa Rica, which forms part of the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area. The jewel of the national park is the Tenorio Volcano , from which it derives its name.