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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.
La Fortuna district location in Costa Rica Coordinates: 10°38′28″N 85°10′40″W / 10.641037°N 85.1777178°W / 10.641037; -85.1777178 Country
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is a coastal town in Talamanca in Limón Province in southeastern Costa Rica, known simply as Puerto Viejo to locals. [1] The town was originally called Old Harbour until the Costa Rican government institutionalized Spanish as the national language and changed the names of the towns and landmarks in the area from English to Spanish or Native American.
Finca Bellavista is a self-sustaining tree-house community in Costa Rica encompassing 600 acres (2.4 km 2) of rainforest.It was founded in 2007. [1] The property is owned by Crested Beauty, S.A, which sells lots of between two and 5 acres (20,000 m 2) to the general public, in which a stilt house or tree house may be built.
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.
Puerto Viejo (Spanish for "Old Port" or "Old Harbor") can refer to two towns in Costa Rica: Puerto Viejo de Talamanca; Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí ...
Gran Logia Masónica de Costa Rica's see. The Grand Lodge of Costa Rica is the main organization of regular Freemasonry in Costa Rica.It was created on December 7, 1879 and was the first in Central America.
Arenal Airport (IATA: FON, ICAO: MRAN) is an airport serving La Fortuna, a district in San Carlos Canton, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.The airport is named after the Arenal Volcano, one of the major tourist attractions in the country.