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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.
Playa Herradura (Herradura Beach) is a coastal town in the Central Pacific Region of Costa Rica. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), north of Jacó in the province of Puntarenas. The name Herradura refers to the horseshoe shape of the bay. The town has developed into an important tourist destination in Costa Rica.
The name Puntarenas comes from a portmanteau of punta and arenas, which means "point" and "sands", respectively.In English this would translate roughly to "Sand Point". The name is first referenced by the arrival in February 1720 of the pirate John Clipperton to the area, which recorded in his journals to have arrived to a "Punta de Arena", referring to the needle-like area on which the city ...
Dominical is a beach-front town in Bahía Ballena District, of the Osa canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica, approximately 45 km south of Quepos.It is well known for large, year-round waves and is popular among surfers in Costa Rica. [1]
The Nicoya Peninsula (Spanish: Península de Nicoya) is a peninsula on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is divided into two provinces: Guanacaste Province in the north, and the Puntarenas Province in the south. It is located at . It varies from 30–60 km (19–37 mi) in width and is about 120 km (75 mi) long, forming the largest peninsula ...
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
Monteverde [1] is the twelfth canton of the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica, [2] located in the Cordillera de Tilarán (Tilarán range). Roughly a four-hour drive from the Central Valley, Monteverde is one of the country's major ecotourism destinations, with the Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde (Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve) being the largest, in addition to several other ...
Golfo Dulce (English: Sweet Gulf) is a gulf in Costa Rica, located at the south of the Province of Puntarenas. The inlet starts on the Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica and extends slightly northward before turning west. The most westward part is at the city of Rincon. The bay separates the Osa Peninsula from the mainland Costa Rica. [1]