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National Route 143 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 143, or just Route 143 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 143, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Alajuela, Guanacaste provinces. Description In Alajuela province the route covers Guatuso Guatuso is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Toponymy It is named for the region's original inhabitants, an indigenous tribe whose survivors are now known as the Maleku and remain as residents of the area. History Guatuso was ... canton ( San Rafael, Cote districts). In Guanacaste province the route covers Tilarán canton ( Arenal district). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alajuela Province
Alajuela () is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north. It also borders the provinces of Heredia to the east, San José to the south, Puntarenas to the southwest and Guanacaste to the west. As of 2011, the province had a population of 885,571. Alajuela is composed of 16 cantons, which are divided into 111 districts. It covers an area of 9,757.53 square kilometers. The provincial capital is Alajuela. Other large cities include Quesada, Aguas Zarcas, Naranjo, Zarcero, Orotina, Sarchí Norte, Upala, San Ramón, Grecia and Los Chiles. Provincial history Pre-Columbia and the arrival of the Spanish Costa Rica has been inhabited for nearly 10,000 years, but little is known of its pre-Columbian history. Alajuela was occupied by several indigenous groups just before the arrival of the Spanish. Despite being between two major civilizations, indigenous groups sparsely populated the area.undefinedISLS: Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guanacaste Province
Guanacaste () is a province of Costa Rica located in the northwestern region of the country, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Alajuela Province to the east, and Puntarenas Province to the southeast. It is the most sparsely populated of all the provinces of Costa Rica. The province covers an area of and as of 2010, had a population of 354,154, with annual revenue of $2 million. Guanacaste's capital is Liberia. Other important cities include Cañas and Nicoya. Etymology The province is named for the guanacaste tree, also known as the ear pod tree, which is the national tree of Costa Rica. History Before the Spanish arrived, this territory was inhabited by Chorotega Indians from the towns of Zapati, Nacaome, Paro, Cangel, Nicopasaya, Pocosí, Diriá, Papagayo, Namiapí and Orosí. The Corobicies lived on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Nicoya and the Nahuas or Aztecan in the zone of Bagaces. The first church was built out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Road Network Of Costa Rica
National Road Network of Costa Rica ( es, Red Vial Nacional), are a series of numbered road routes that are managed through Costa Rica by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) and its subagency the National Road Council (Conavi). According to the Inter-American Development Bank, in 2019 Costa Rica had the worst road network in Latin America, due to being under maintained, and having structural defects and deterioration in around 49% of the National Primary Routes network. Other countries in the area report an average of 20% in the same metric. There are no high speed express routes but there are some two-lane trunk roads. Potholes are common in primary road routes. Many of the secondary or tertiary road routes are made of gravel or dirt. Legal definitions * Primary roads ( es, Carreteras Primarias): Are those that connect the main roads in the Greater Metropolitan Area and provide a link between mainly the urban centers (head cities of main cantons), airports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 boundary, 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, Costa Rica, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area. The sovereign state is a Unitary state, unitary Presidential system, presidential Constitution of Costa Rica, 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 agricultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatuso (canton)
Guatuso is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Toponymy It is named for the region's original inhabitants, an indigenous tribe whose survivors are now known as the Maleku and remain as residents of the area. History Guatuso was created on 17 March 1970 by decree 4541. Geography Guatuso has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. It is a diamond-shaped canton, with the Purgatorio River and the Frío River as the northeast border, the Cucaracha River as a portion of the southeast border, the Cordillera de Guanacaste on the southwest border, and the Rito River and the Mónico River on the northwest. Tenorio Volcano marks the far western point of the canton. Districts The canton of Guatuso is subdivided into the following districts: # San Rafael # Buenavista Buenavista may refer to: Colombia *Buenavista, Boyacá, a municipality in the department of Boyacá *Buenavista, Córdoba, a municipality in the department of Córdoba *Buenavista, Sucre, a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Rafael District, Guatuso
San Rafael is a district of the Guatuso canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. History San Rafael was granted the title of "ciudad" (city) by a law of May 4, 1970. Geography San Rafael has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. It is located near the western edge of the San Carlos Plain (Llanura de San Carlos) in northern Costa Rica. It is 20 kilometers northeast of Lake Arenal, 40 kilometers southeast of Upala, 37 kilometers northwest of El Tanque, 90 kilometers northwest of Ciudad Quesada, 155 kilometers from the provincial capital city of Alajuela, and 183 kilometers from the national capital city of San José. Demographics For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 4 * National Route 143 * National Route 733 Economy San Rafael, often called Guatuso, is an agricultural town on the Río Frío and National Route 4. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cote District
Cote is a Districts of Costa Rica, district of the Guatuso (canton), Guatuso canton, in the Alajuela Province, Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Geography Cote has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres. Demographics For the Costa Rica 2011 Census, 2011 census, Cote had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 143 (Costa Rica), National Route 143 References Districts of Alajuela Province Populated places in Alajuela Province {{CostaRica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilarán (canton)
Tilarán is a Cantons of Costa Rica, canton in the Guanacaste Province, Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Tilarán District, Tilarán district. History Tilarán was created on 21 August 1923 by decree 170. Geography Tilarán has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. The canton surrounds Lake Arenal except for the lake's southeast end, which belongs to the province of Alajuela Province, Alajuela. The northern border is in the Cordillera de Guanacaste, touching the Corobicí River at its northernmost limits. The southern part of the canton is in the Cordillera de Tilarán (mountain range). Districts The canton of Tilarán is subdivided into the following Districts of Costa Rica, districts: # Tilarán District, Tilarán # Quebrada Grande District, Quebrada Grande # Tronadora District, Tronadora # Santa Rosa District, Tilarán, Santa Rosa # Líbano District, Líbano # Tierras Morenas District, Tierras Morenas # Arenal District, Tilarán, Arenal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arenal District, Tilarán
Arenal is a district of the Tilarán canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The relocated town of Nuevo Arenal Nuevo Arenal is a town located in the Arenal district of Tilarán Canton in the Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. It is located on the north shore of Lake Arenal. The former village of Arenal near the La Fortuna area was inundated in 1978 with ... is located in this district. History Arenal was created on 16 April 1979 by Decreto Ejecutivo 10002-G. Geography Arenal has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Locations *''Poblados'': Mata de Caña, Sangregado, San Antonio, Unión Demographics For the 2011 census, Arenal had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 142 * National Route 143 * National Route 734 References {{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of Guanacaste Province Populated places in Guanacaste Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manual Of Style/Road Junction Lists
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Manual may refer to: Instructions * User guide * Owner's manual * Instruction manual (gaming) * Online help Other uses * Manual (music), a keyboard, as for an organ * Manual (band) * Manual transmission * Manual, a bicycle technique similar to a wheelie, but without the use of pedal torque * Manual, balancing on two wheels in freestyle skateboarding tricks * ''The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way)'' is a 1988 book by Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty See also * Instructions (other) * Tutorial A tutorial, in education, is a method of transferring knowledge and may be used as a part of a learning process. More interactive and specific than a book or a lecture, a tutorial seeks to teach by example and supply the information to complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
