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National Route 18 (Costa Rica)
National Primary Route 18, or just Route 18 ( es, Ruta Nacional Primaria 18, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Guanacaste province. Description In Guanacaste province the route covers Nicoya canton ( Mansión, Quebrada Honda districts), Cañas canton ( Porozal district), Abangares canton ( Las Juntas, Colorado districts). The La Amistad de Taiwán Bridge, financed, designed and built by Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ... is located on this route. References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-national-route-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puente La Amistad De Taiwán
Puente La Amistad de Taiwán (English: "Taiwan Friendship Bridge") spans the Tempisque River, on National Route 18, in Guanacaste, northern Costa Rica. Although generally known as a cable-stayed bridge, it is really a hybrid bridge composed of a cable-stayed span and a pillar-supported bridge. The cable-stayed section has two spans of 170 and 90 metres, supported by an 80-metre-high pylon. The total length of the bridge is 780 metres with eight supporting pillars and the pylon. The bridge was completed in 2003. The bridge was financed and designed by Taiwan and built primarily by the Taiwanese company MAA, with participation of Costa Rican engineers and workers. It has a particular importance for the province of Guanacaste for it facilitates transit from the capital city of San José. Prior to the construction of the bridge, this route required the use of ferries to cross the Tempisque River, or long alternate land routes. Recent Costa Rican studies have found some problems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tempisque River
The Tempisque River, or Río Tempisque, is long, located entirely in Costa Rica flowing from the Guanacaste Cordillera near the Orosí Volcano and emptying into the Gulf of Nicoya. It passes through the Palo Verde National Park and is an important habitat for various species of crocodiles, monkeys, iguanas and birds. The river is heavily silted, limiting navigation to shallow crafts that can cross the muddy flats. Tidal conditions dictate the timing to cross the bar at the river mouth. Historically the Tempisque was used to float logs down to the sea. The logs were gathered at Chira Island to be loaded on ships. The Tempisque River Bridge was built linking the Nicoya Peninsula to southern Guanacaste and hence significantly cut travel time to San José. It was funded by a gift from the Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the ... [...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] |
Nicoya (canton)
Nicoya is a Cantons of Costa Rica, canton in the Guanacaste Province, Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Nicoya District, Nicoya district. History Proto-historical Nicoya When conquistador Pedrarias Dávila, Gil Gonzalez Dávila entered Nicoya in 1523, it was the largest ''Cacique, cacicazgo'' (chiefdom) on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Though it is often surmised that the city and peninsula of Nicoya derive their name from a ''cacique'' Nicoa (or Nicoya) who welcomed Dávila and his men, actually Nicoya took its name from the Nahuatl appellation ''Necoc Īāuh'', literally "on both sides its water(s)", as Nicoya is in fact situated between two major rivers. Nicoya Peninsula, The Peninsula de Nicoya is itself named for the city, Nicoya being the most important town in that area. The treasurer on Dávila's expedition, Andrés de Cereceda, reported a population of 6,063 inhabitants under Nicoya's leadership, almost five and a half times larger than the next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansión District
Mansión is a district of the Nicoya canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. Geography Mansión has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Locations *''Poblados'': Acoyapa, Boquete, Camarones, Guastomatal, Iguanita, Lapas, Limonal, Matambuguito, Matina, Mercedes, Monte Alto, Morote Norte, Nacaome, Obispo, Pital, Polvazales, Pueblo Viejo, Puente Guillermina, Puerto Jesús, Río Vueltas, San Joaquín, San Juan (part), Uvita (part), Vigía, Yerbabuena (part), Zapandí Demographics For the 2011 census, Mansión had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 18 Route 18, or Highway 18, may refer to: International * Asian Highway 18 * European route E18 * European route E018 Argentina * Australia * Waterfall Way Canada * Alberta Highway 18 * British Columbia Highway 18 * Manitoba Highway 18 * Ont ... * National Route 21 * National Route 157 * National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebrada Honda District
Quebrada Honda is a Districts of Costa Rica, district of the Nicoya (canton), Nicoya canton, in the Guanacaste Province, Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. History Quebrada Honda was created on 11 July 1967 by Decreto 12. Segregated from Mansión District, Mansión. Geography Quebrada Honda has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Locations *''Barrios'': Tortuguero * ''Poblados'': Botija, Caballito, Embarcadero, Copal, Loma Bonita, Millal, Paraíso, Paso Guabo, Pochote, Puerto Moreno, Roblar, San Juan (part), Sombrero, Sonzapote, Tres Esquinas Demographics For the Costa Rica 2011 Census, 2011 census, Quebrada Honda had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 18 (Costa Rica), National Route 18 * National Route 907 (Costa Rica), National Route 907 References Districts of Guanacaste Province Populated places in Guanacaste Province {{CostaRica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cañas (canton)
Cañas is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Cañas district. History Cañas was created on 12 July 1878 by decree 22. Geography Cañas has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. The elongated canton touches the Tempisque River in the southwest. It keeps the Bebedero River and Tenorio River on its western boundary as it widens to encompass agricultural lowlands before climbing into the Cordillera de Guanacaste The Cordillera de Guanacaste, also called Guanacaste Cordillera, are a volcanic mountain range in northern Costa Rica near the border with Nicaragua. The mountain range stretches 110 km from northwest to the southeast and contains mostly com ... up to the Tenorio Volcano. Districts The canton of Cañas is subdivided into the following districts: # Cañas # Palmira # San Miguel # Bebedero # Porozal Demographics For the 2011 census, Cañas had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porozal District
Porozal is a district of the Cañas canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. History Porozal was created on 30 November 1995 by Decreto Ejecutivo 24809-G. Segregated from Cañas. Geography Porozal has an area of and an elevation of . Villages Administrative center of the district is the village of Porozal. Other villages in the district Brisas, Eskameca, Guapinol, Pozas, Puerto Alegre, Quesera, Santa Lucía, Taboga (partly) and Tiquirusas. Demographics For the 2011 census, Porozal had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 18 Route 18, or Highway 18, may refer to: International * Asian Highway 18 * European route E18 * European route E018 Argentina * Australia * Waterfall Way Canada * Alberta Highway 18 * British Columbia Highway 18 * Manitoba Highway 18 * Ont ... References {{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of Guanacaste Province Populated place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abangares (canton)
Abangares is a Cantons of Costa Rica, canton in the Guanacaste Province, Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Las Juntas District, Las Juntas district. History Abangares was created on 4 June 1915 by decree 13. Geography Abangares has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres. The canton begins on the coastline of the Gulf of Nicoya north of the mouth of the Abangares River. It widens between the Lajas River on the northwest and Lagartos River on the east as it reaches up into the Cordillera de Tilarán. Districts The canton of Abangares is subdivided into the following Districts of Costa Rica, districts: # Las Juntas District, Las Juntas # Sierra District, Sierra # San Juan District, Abangares, San Juan # Colorado District, Abangares, Colorado Demographics For the Costa Rica 2011 Census, 2011 census, Abangares had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The canton is covered by the following road routes: Gold min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Juntas District
Las Juntas is a district of the Abangares canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. Geography Las Juntas has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Villages Administrative center of the district is the town of Las Juntas. Other villages are Blanco, Concepción, Coyolito (partly), Chiqueros, Desjarretado, Huacas (partly), Irma, Jarquín (partly), Jesús, Lajas, Limonal, Limonal Viejo, Matapalo, Naranjos Agrios, Palma, Peña, Puente de Tierra, Rancho Alegre (partly), Rancho Ania (partly), San Cristóbal, San Juan Chiquito, Tortugal and Zapote. Demographics For the 2011 census, Las Juntas had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 1 * National Route 18 Route 18, or Highway 18, may refer to: International * Asian Highway 18 * European route E18 * European route E018 Argentina * Australia * Waterfall Way Canada * Alberta Highway 18 * British Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
