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La Unión (canton)
La Unión is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Tres Ríos district. Toponymy A story tells of a group of Spanish missionaries from a convent in Guatemala, arriving accompanied by Indians of different cultural groups. The small town they established was called , meaning The Union, to commemorate their friendliness and brotherhood. History La Unión was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167. Geography La Unión has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres. La Unión is a compact canton situated midway between the national capital of San José and the former colonial capital city of Cartago. Districts The canton of La Unión is subdivided into the following districts: # Tres Ríos # San Diego # San Juan # San Rafael # Concepción # Dulce Nombre # San Ramón # Río Azul Río Azul is an archaeological site of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is the most important site in the Río Azul National Park in the Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of Costa Rica
Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ... is administratively divided into seven provinces which are subdivided into 83 Canton (country subdivision), cantons, and these are further subdivided into Districts of Costa Rica, districts. Cantons are the only administrative division in Costa Rica that possess local government in the form of Municipality, municipalities. Each municipality has its own mayor and several representatives, all of them chosen via municipal elections every four years. The original 14 cantons were established in 1848, and the number has risen gradually by the division of existing cantons. Law no. 4366 of 19 August 1969, which outlines the creation of administrative divisions of Costa Rica, states that new cantons may only be created if they h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica 2011 Census
The Costa Rica 2011 Census was undertaken by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (''Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos'' (INEC)) in Costa Rica. The semi-autonomous government body, INEC, was created by Census Law No. 7839 on 4 November 1998. The census The census took place between Monday, 30 May 2011 and Friday, 3 June 2011 when 35,000 enumerators, mostly teachers, visited an estimated 1,300,000 households to count a population estimated before the census at about 4,650,000 individuals (the census itself counted 4,301,712 people).Semana del Censo Nacional: INEC pide a la población responder el Censo Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Costa Rica, 2011-05-31. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incofer
upright=1.20 , Universidad de Costa Rica station, San Pedro, Montes de Oca. Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofer owns the national railway infrastructure and operates virtually all freight and passenger services, which consist primarily of commuter trains through the highly populated Central Valley. The whole Incofer network is narrow gauge, although there are several small tourist railways of other gauges. Unfortunately, much of the railway system requires major repairs. An August 2016 OECD report provided this summary about the infrastructure, including the railways: "The road network is extensive but of poor quality, railways are in disrepair and only slowly being reactivated after having been shut down in the 1990s ... Internal transportation overly relies on private road vehicles as the public transport system, especially railways, is inadeq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interurbano Line (Costa Rica)
Interurbano Line ( es, Tren Interurbano), is a commuter railway line in Costa Rica, operated by the national public railway operator Incofer. The line connects the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, San José and Cartago. History Costa Rica had two main lines for freight and passenger transportation, the Pacific line (between San José and Puntarenas) and the Atlantic line (between Alajuela, through Heredia and San José to Limón), both of which converge in the San José canton, with the eponymous terminus station of each line a mere 2 kilometer apart, which are connected by rail. Between 1993 and 1995 a brief passenger service made use of the tracks, but it was not enough to keep Incofer working, as the institution have been running in a deficit for a long time, for which it was technically closed in 1995. Incofer then recreated the Interurbano as a commuter single line making use of this available infrastructure. The initial train line was between Pavas and Montes de Oca, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 409 (Costa Rica)
National Tertiary Route 409, or just Route 409 ( es, Ruta Nacional Terciaria 409, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José, Cartago provinces. Description In San José province the route covers Desamparados canton (San Antonio district). In Cartago province the route covers La Unión canton ( Tres Ríos, San Diego, Río Azul Río Azul is an archaeological site of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is the most important site in the Río Azul National Park in the Petén Department of northern Guatemala, close to the borders of Mexico and Belize. Río Azul is s ... districts). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CR RNT 409
CR or Cr may refer to: In business * Conversion rate, in marketing * Credit Record, in accounting * Crown Royal, a brand of Canadian whisky Organizations Religious organizations * Celtic reconstructionism, a form of Polytheism * Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence (Theatines), a Roman Catholic religious order * Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican religious order * Congregation of the Resurrection, a Catholic religious order Other organizations * Choose Responsibility, a US non-profit addressing alcohol consumption by young adults * College of the Redwoods, a public two-year community college in Humboldt County, California, US * College Republicans, a college branch of the US political party * Czech Radio, a public radio broadcaster in the Czech Republic People * C. Rajagopalachari, Indian politician * Christina Ricci, American actress * Chris Rock, American comedian and actor * Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer * Christopher Reeve, American act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 251 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 251, or just Route 251 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 251, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José, Cartago provinces. Description In San José province the route covers Curridabat canton ( Curridabat, Sánchez Sánchez is a Spanish family name. Historical origins "The illustrious Sanchez Family... is descended from one of a number of Gothic knights (caballeros) who in the year 714 escaped from the "barbara furia" of the Mohammedan invasion and took ... districts). In Cartago province the route covers La Unión canton ( Tres Ríos, San Juan, San Rafael districts). References Road transport in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CR RNS 251
CR or Cr may refer to: In business * Conversion rate, in marketing * Credit Record, in accounting * Crown Royal, a brand of Canadian whisky Organizations Religious organizations * Celtic reconstructionism, a form of Polytheism * Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence (Theatines), a Roman Catholic religious order * Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican religious order * Congregation of the Resurrection, a Catholic religious order Other organizations * Choose Responsibility, a US non-profit addressing alcohol consumption by young adults * College of the Redwoods, a public two-year community college in Humboldt County, California, US * College Republicans, a college branch of the US political party * Czech Radio, a public radio broadcaster in the Czech Republic People * C. Rajagopalachari, Indian politician * Christina Ricci, American actress * Chris Rock, American comedian and actor * Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer * Christopher Reeve, Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 221 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 221, or just Route 221 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 221, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José, Cartago provinces. Description In San José province the route covers Curridabat canton (Curridabat, Granadilla, Sánchez districts). In Cartago province the route covers La Unión canton ( Tres Ríos, Concepción, Dulce Nombre Dulce Nombre () is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. This ancient Maya city ... districts). References Road transport in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CR RNS 221
CR or Cr may refer to: In business * Conversion rate, in marketing * Credit Record, in accounting * Crown Royal, a brand of Canadian whisky Organizations Religious organizations * Celtic reconstructionism, a form of Polytheism * Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence (Theatines), a Roman Catholic religious order * Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican religious order * Congregation of the Resurrection, a Catholic religious order Other organizations * Choose Responsibility, a US non-profit addressing alcohol consumption by young adults * College of the Redwoods, a public two-year community college in Humboldt County, California, US * College Republicans, a college branch of the US political party * Czech Radio, a public radio broadcaster in the Czech Republic People * C. Rajagopalachari, Indian politician * Christina Ricci, American actress * Chris Rock, American comedian and actor * Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer * Christopher Reeve, American act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 202 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 202, or just Route 202 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 202, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José, Cartago provinces. Description In San José province the route covers Montes de Oca canton ( San Pedro, Sabanilla, Mercedes, San Rafael districts). In Cartago province the route covers La Unión canton ( Tres Ríos, Concepción, Dulce Nombre, San Ramón districts). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CR RNS 202
CR or Cr may refer to: In business * Conversion rate, in marketing * Credit Record, in accounting * Crown Royal, a brand of Canadian whisky Organizations Religious organizations * Celtic reconstructionism, a form of Polytheism * Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence (Theatines), a Roman Catholic religious order * Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican religious order * Congregation of the Resurrection, a Catholic religious order Other organizations * Choose Responsibility, a US non-profit addressing alcohol consumption by young adults * College of the Redwoods, a public two-year community college in Humboldt County, California, US * College Republicans, a college branch of the US political party * Czech Radio, a public radio broadcaster in the Czech Republic People * C. Rajagopalachari, Indian politician * Christina Ricci, American actress * Chris Rock, American comedian and actor * Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer * Christopher Reeve, Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
