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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.
"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.
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]
It is located in the northern region of the country and borders with Pocosol to the north, La Fortuna and Tilarán to the south, La Fortuna and Cutris to the east and Venado to the west. Its head, the town of Monterrey, is located 50.6 km (1 hour 2 minutes) to the NW of Ciudad Quesada and 142 km (2 hours 47 minutes) to the NW of San Jose the ...
Produced by Drew Trachtenberg Starbucks (SBUX) goes into the farming business: The coffee retailer has bought its first farm – a 600-acre property in Costa Rica. This doesn't mean that baristas ...
Florencia has an area of 198.54 km 2 [3] and a mean elevation of 225 metres. [1] with a range between 100 and 600 meters above sea level.This variation of altitude is due to the fact that the southern part of the district is formed by the mountain foothills of the Central Mountain Range, while to the north, the territory follows a clear descent towards the plains of San Carlos.
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton. [5] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Juan Diego González Picado, was elected mayor of the canton with 33.09% of the votes, with Pilar Porras Zúñiga and Diana Murillo Murillo as first and second vice mayors, respectively.
Venado has an area of 169.28 km 2 [3] which makes it the seventh district of the canton by area and an elevation of 252 metres. [1]Located three kilometers from the head of the district, there are caverns, which are 2000 meters long and are integrated by galleries, rooms, bathrooms, tunnels, windows, vents and chimneys.