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National Route 224 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 224, or just Route 224 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 224, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Cartago province. Description In Cartago province the route covers Paraíso canton ( Paraíso, Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ..., Orosi, Cachí, Birrisito districts). History On 25 August 2020, the bridge across the dam of Lake Cachí, showed signs of structural instability, with a crack and swing motion when joining the road on the west end (), after which it was closed. References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartago Province
Cartago (), which means Carthage in Spanish, is a province of central Costa Rica. It is one of the smallest provinces, however probably the richest of the Spanish Colonial era sites and traditions. Geography It is located in the central part of the country and borders the provinces of Limón to the east and San Jose to the west. The capital is Cartago; until 1823 it was also the capital of Costa Rica, which is now San José. The province covers an area of 3,124.61 km² and has a population of 490,903. p. 22 It is subdivided into eight cantons and is connected to San José via a four-lane highway. The highest peak is ... [...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] |
Paraíso (canton)
Paraíso is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Paraíso district. History Paraíso was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167. Geography Paraíso has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. Paraíso is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its headi city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range). Districts The canton of Paraíso is subdivided into the following districts: # Paraíso # Santiago # Orosi # Cachí # Llanos de Santa Lucía # Birrisito Demographics For the 2011 census, Paraíso had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The canton is covered by the following road routes: Rail transportation The Interurbano Line operated by 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 Ferr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraíso District
Paraíso ( Galician, Portuguese, Spanish) means paradise in English. It also may refer to: Places Central America * Paraiso, Belize, a municipality in Belize *Paraíso, Costa Rica **Paraíso (canton), a canton in Cartago province * Paraíso, Barahona, Dominican Republic * Paraíso, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic *Paraíso, Tabasco, Tabasco, Mexico *Paraíso, Panamá Province, Panama * Paraíso, Chiriquí, Panama *Paraíso, Los Santos, Panama South America *Paraíso, Santa Catarina, Brazil *Paraíso, São Paulo, Brazil ** Paraíso (São Paulo Metro) *Paraíso do Tocantins, a municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil *El Paraíso, Peru, settlement in the Chillón Valley occupied ca. 3500-1800 BC. Television * ''Paraíso'' (Venezuelan TV series), a 1989 Venezuelan telenovela * ''Paraíso'' (2000 TV series), a Spanish television series that ran from 2000 to 2003 * ''Paraíso'' (2009 TV series), a 2009 Brazilian telenovela * ''Paraiso'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago District, Paraíso
Santiago is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of 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 .... Geography Santiago has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Demographics For the 2011 census, Santiago had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 10 * National Route 224 * National Route 404 References {{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of Cartago Province Populated places in Cartago Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orosi District
Orosi is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. History Orosi is one of the oldest communities in Costa Rica. The village of Orosi was chosen, together with Ujarrás, by the Spanish conquerors to establish their first settlement in Costa Rica due to its water wealth and fertile land. Before the arrival of the Spanish in the sixteenth century, the Orosi Valley was inhabited by the indigenous Huetare, Cabecar and Viceita tribes.http://www.costaricaplus.com/orosi-valley/orosi-valley-history.html Geography Orosi has an area of and an elevation of . It is located about south of the capital San José. Orosi is situated on the Reventazón River in the Orosi Valley, a deep valley with a humid climate, surrounded by hills and lush vegetation. The cultivation of coffee is the leading industry in the area. Orosi has a population of approximately 4,600 and claims to have the oldest Catholic church still in use in Costa Rica. The church, Iglesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birrisito
Birrisito is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of 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 .... History The district was proposed on 13 July 2020 by the deputy Paola Valladares ( PLN- Cartago) under the file 22076 of the Legislative Assembly, which was approved in a second debate on 12 July 2021 and eventually created under Law No.° 10004, signed on 28 July 2021 and published in La Gaceta No.° 158 of 18 August 2021. Due to the general elections of 2022, the district would be incorporated until the after that event. It was segregated from Paraíso, the first district of the canton. Geography Birrisito has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres. It is located 8 km southeast of Cartago. Demographics As of the 2011 censu ... [...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] |
Lake Cachí
Lake Cachi ( es, Lago de Cachí ) is an artificial lake in central Costa Rica created by the Cachí Dam (''Represa de Cachí''), an arch dam north of Tapantí National Park, to the east-southeast of Cartago in Cartago Province. The main town is Cachí, away from the east bank of the lake. Built in the 1970s, it was one of the first hydroelectric projects in Costa Rica. It has an installed capacity of 102 MW with three units of 34 MW capacity each (Vertical Francis turbines). The project became operational with the first unit commissioned in 1966, the second unit in 1967, and the third unit in 1978. The Reventazon River provides multiple benefits through the three dams built on it. Out of the three dams, Cachi Dam, not only provides power generation benefits but also controls floods, and recreational facilities in the Lake Cachi. The Rio Macho project on the upstream provides hydroelectric power and the downstream Birris power project also provides drinking water (40% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
