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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.
They are managed by the Correos de Costa Rica, a government-controlled institution that provides postal service in the country. [ 1 ] The first digit denotes one of the seven provinces , the second and third refer to a specific canton in the aforementioned province, and the fourth and fifth represent a specific district within the canton.
Postal codes in Costa Rica are five-digit numeric, and were introduced in March 2007; they are associated with and identify a unique district. The first digit denotes one of the seven provinces, the 2nd and 3rd refer to the 82 cantons (unique within the province), the 4th and 5th the 488 districts (unique within the canton). [2]
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
Arenal Airport is a private-managed airstrip, currently served by daily flights from Quepos and the capital city, San José. Located in the countryside 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of La Fortuna, it can be reached by Route 141.
It borders the districts of Cutris to the north, La Palmera to the west, Pital and Venice to the east. While to the south it borders with the canton of Sarchí . Its head, the city of Aguas Zarcas, from where it has an excellent view of the hills of the Juan Castro Blanco National Park , is located 16.6 km (30 minutes) NE of Quesada , and 88.4 ...
San Carlos has an area of 3,352.33 km 2 (1,294.34 sq mi) [4] and a mean elevation of 340 m (1,120 ft). [1]The canton encompasses a major portion of the San Carlos Plain, a wide expanse on the Caribbean side of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range).
La Fortuna, Bagaces Cantón, Costa Rica, a district and village; La Fortuna Waterfall (Costa Rica) Río de la Fortuna, a river in Bolivia; Other uses: La Fortuna (Metro Madrid), a station on Line 11; La Fortuna, a drama first broadcast in 2021 in Spain; Allegory of Fortune, sometimes also named La Fortuna, an oil painting created around 1658 or ...