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List Of Rivers Of Costa Rica
This is a list of rivers in Costa Rica. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Caribbean Sea *San Juan River (Nicaragua), San Juan River **Colorado River (Costa Rica), Colorado River (distributary) ***Chirripó River **Sarapiquí River ***Toro River ***Sucio River **San Carlos River ***Arenal River **Pocosol River **''Lake Nicaragua (Nicaragua)'' ***Frío River (Costa Rica), Frío River ****Sabogal River ****Celeste River (Buenavista River) ***Zapote River (Costa Rica), Zapote River ***Niño River (Pizote River) ***Sapoá River *Suerte River *Tortuguero River *Reventazón River **Parismina River ***Jiménez River **Atirro River **Pejibaye River **Orosí River *Pacuare River *Matina River **Chirripó Duchi River (Chirripó Atlañtico River) *Banano River *Estrella River (Nicaragua), Estrella River *Sixaola River **Yorkin River **Uren River **Lari River **Coen River (Nicaragua), Coen River ** ...
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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 northeast, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of . An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area. The sovereign state is a unitary presidential constitutional republic. It has a long-standing and stable democracy and a highly educated workforce. The country spends roughly 6.9% of its budget (2016) on education, compared to a global average of 4.4%. Its economy, once heavily dependent on agriculture, has diversified to include sectors such as finance, corporate services for foreign companies, phar ...
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Suerte River
Suerte River (other names include Caño de La Suerte, Rio Suerte, Río La Suerte) is a river of Costa Rica.Instituto Costarricense de Turismo map
, 2007. It flows through the lowland Caribbean rainforest and agricultural plantations, joins up with the Rio Tortuguero, which flows through the canals of
Tortuguero National Park Tortuguero National Park is a national park in the Limón Province of Costa Rica. It is situated within the Tortuguero Conservation Area of the northeastern part of the country. Despite its remote location, reachable only by airplane or boat, it ...
, emptying into the
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Sixaola River
The Sixaola River ( Spanish: ''Río Sixaola'') is a river in southern Limón Province, Costa Rica.Google Earth It flows from the Cordillera Talamanca to the Caribbean Sea northeast of Sixaola at . The river's headwaters are part of the La Amistad International Park. For part of its length, the river forms the border between Limón Province, Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. An old railroad bridge that collapsed in 2017 spanned the river between Guabito, Panama, and Sixaola, Costa Rica. This bridge was a border crossing between Costa Rica and Panama and used by pedestrians when traveling between Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro. This bridge has now been dismantled. A new binational road bridge has been in construction next to the place of the old railway bridge, and will open in 2020. It will be the end point of National Route 36 in Costa Rica and Route 1001 in Panama. The Rio Sixaola is also the boundary between the UTC−06:00 (Central) and UTC−05:00 ( Ea ...
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Estrella River (Nicaragua)
Estrella River is a river of Costa Rica. It flows out of the Cordillera de Talamanca and drains into the Caribbean Sea at Bonifacio about halfway between Limón and Cahuita National Park Cahuita National Park is a terrestrial and marine national park in the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica located on the southern Caribbean coast in Limón Province, connected to the town of Cahuita. It protects beaches and ....Instituto Costarricense de Turismo map
, 2007.


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Pacuare River
The Pacuare River, or the Río Pacuare, in Costa Rica has its source in the Cordillera de Talamanca and flows approximately to the Caribbean. It is a popular location for white water rafting, whitewater kayaking and riverboarding. The rainforests that surround the river are home to exotic animal species such as jaguars, monkeys, ocelots, and a very large number of birds. Also it was considered one of the 5 nicest rivers to practice rafting. The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad - Costa Rica's state-owned electricity agency - suggested in 1986 the possibility of building a hydroelectric dam on the river. This plan was finally rejected in 2005 due to concerns about the pollution and other impacts on tourism and the ecology of the river and its surroundings. River Sections The Pacuare River is divided into approximately sixteen sections. Starting from the top the three commonly run sections are known as The Upper Upper, The Upper and The Lower. The Upper Upper S ...
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Orosí River
The Orosi River (), also called Rio Grande de Orosi, is a river in Costa Rica near the Cordillera de Talamanca. The watershed contains one of the rainiest areas of Costa Rica, with annual rainfalls of up to . It goes through the Tapantí National Park and drains into Lake Cachi A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ... (Lago de Cachi), the site of the Cachi Dam (Represa de Cachi). Rivers of Costa Rica {{CostaRica-river-stub ...
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