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National Route 21 (Costa Rica)
National Primary Route 21, or just Route 21 ( es, Ruta Nacional Primaria 21, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Guanacaste, Puntarenas provinces. Description In Guanacaste province the route covers Liberia canton (Liberia, Nacascolo districts), Nicoya canton (Nicoya, Mansión districts), Santa Cruz canton ( Santa Cruz, Diriá districts), Carrillo canton (Filadelfia, Palmira, Belén districts), Nandayure canton ( Santa Rita, San Pablo districts). In Puntarenas province the route covers Puntarenas Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas (canton), Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which is made from the Puntar ... canton ( Lepanto, Paquera districts). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-national-route-stub ... [...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] |
Carrillo (canton)
Carrillo is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Filadelfia district. Toponymy The name of the canton is in honor of former head of state Braulio Carrillo Colina. History Carrillo was created on 16 June 1877 by decree 22. In the 18th century a group of Ladinos settled on the west bank of the middle Tempisque River, where there was a grove of trees called "sietecueros" ('' Lonchocarpus costericensi''), giving rise to the population that corresponds to the city of Filadelfia, head of the canton. In Executive Decree No. 22 of June 16, 1877, Carrillo was declared a canton of Guanacaste province. The oldest population of the canton is Sardinal, proof of this is the mention of the place made by Brother Don Antonio Muñoz, following his visit in late 1794 for a collection of handouts that he performed in several villages of Guanacaste. In the 1830s, the residents of neighborhoods of Sietecueros and Sardinal, asked the then Head of State, Braulio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paquera District
Paquera is a district of the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. History During the colonial period the entire Nicoya peninsula was administratively part of the Partido de Nicoya (nowadays Guanacaste), it was at the beginning of the 20th century that President Alfredo González Flores signed a decree that transferred the administration of Lepanto along with Paquera and Cóbano (towns in the extreme south of the Nicoya peninsula) to the province of Puntarenas. This was due to the fact that at that time it was faster to reach Paquera by sea by boat from Puntarenas, than by the existing land routes to Nicoya. At present there is a certain political impulse in Guanacaste to administratively reincorporate the entire Nicoya peninsula into the province of Guanacaste, arguing that the Inter-American Highway allows rapid land communication with Guanacaste, in addition they argue that the word Guanacaste is internationally associated with tourism Tourism i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepanto District
Lepanto is a Districts of Costa Rica, district of the Puntarenas (canton), Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas Province, Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. History During the colonial period the entire Nicoya Peninsula, Nicoya peninsula was administratively part of the Partido de Nicoya (nowadays Guanacaste Province, Guanacaste), it was at the beginning of the 20th century that President Alfredo González Flores signed a decree that transferred the administration of Lepanto along with Paquera and Cóbano (towns in the extreme south of the Nicoya peninsula) to the province of Puntarenas. This was due to the fact that at that time it was faster to reach Paquera by sea by boat from Puntarenas, than by the existing land routes to Nicoya. At present there is a certain political impulse in Guanacaste to administratively reincorporate the entire Nicoya peninsula into the province of Guanacaste, arguing that the Inter-American Highway allows rapid land communication with Guanacaste, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puntarenas (canton)
Puntarenas is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. The head city is Puntarenas. History Puntarenas was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167. Geography Puntarenas has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. The canton includes areas on both sides of the Gulf of Nicoya. The southern portion of the Nicoya Peninsula is also in the canton, including the popular tourist areas of Tambor, Montezuma and Malpais. Districts The canton of Puntarenas is subdivided into the following districts: * Puntarenas * Pitahaya * Chomes * Lepanto * Paquera * Manzanillo * Guacimal * Barranca * Isla del Coco * Cóbano * Chacarita * Chira * Acapulco * El Roble * Arancibia Monte Verde Monte Verde is an archaeological site in the Llanquihue Province in southern Chile, located near Puerto Montt, Southern Chile, which has been dated to as early as 18,500 cal BP (16,500 BC). Previously, the widely accepted date for early occu ... was the ninth district o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Pablo District, Nandayure
San Pablo is a district of the Nandayure canton, in the Guanacaste 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 .... Located on the Nicoya Peninsula. Geography San Pablo has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Villages Administrative center of the district is the village of San Pablo. Other villages in the district are Canjel, Canjelito, Corozal Oeste, Chamarro, Isla Berrugate, Pavones, Puerto Thiel and San Pablo Viejo. Demographics For the 2011 census, San Pablo had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 21 * National Route 623 References {{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of Guanacaste Province Populated places in Guanacaste Provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Rita District, Nandayure
Santa Rita is a district of the Nandayure canton, in the Guanacaste 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 Santa Rita has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Villages Administrative center of the district is the village of Santa Rita. Other villages in the district are Angostura, Cacao, Chumico, Guaria, Guastomatal, Morote, Tacanis, Uvita (partly), Hierbabuena (partly). Demographics For the 2011 census, Santa Rita had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 21 * National Route 161 References {{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of Guanacaste Province Populated places in Guanacaste Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandayure (canton)
Nandayure is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Carmona district. History Nandayure was created on 9 October 1961 by decree 2826. On September 5, 2012, Nandayure was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, destroying houses in the canton. Geography Nandayure has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. The canton encompasses a piece of the coastline of the Gulf of Nicoya near the mouth of the Tempisque River, including Berrugate Island. It cuts across the center of the Nicoya Peninsula The Nicoya Peninsula () is a peninsula on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is divided into two provinces: Guanacaste Province in the north, and the Puntarenas Province in the south. It is located at . It varies from 19 to wide and is approx ... to the Pacific coast between the Ora River to the north and the Bongo River to the south. Districts The canton of Nandayure is subdivided into the following districts: # Carmona # Santa Rita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belén District, Carrillo
Belén is a district of the Carrillo canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. Toponymy Originally known as (Little Village), its current name of Belén is the Spanish name for Bethlehem Bethlehem (; ar, بيت لحم ; he, בֵּית לֶחֶם '' '') is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, about south of Jerusalem. Its population is approximately 25,000,Amara, 1999p. 18.Brynen, 2000p. 202. and it is the capital o ... and comes in the wake of the festivities that were held each 25 December dedicated to the Child Jesus, since the priest Fray Juan Paz arrived in the community in 1885 and saw the devotion of the people for the Child Jesus of Bethlehem and he proposed the name for that community. History Belén was created on 16 June 1877 by Decreto 22. Segregated from Santa Cruz canton. The present church was built in 1969 and the park was built in the period 1974-1978. Geography Belén has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Villages Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmira District, Carrillo
Palmira is a district of the Carrillo canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. History The district was originally known as , a local word for Anchovies An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water. More than 140 species are placed in 1 .... Geography Palmira has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Villages Administrative center of the district is the village of Palmira. Other villages in the district are Ángeles, Comunidad, Paso Tempisque (partly) and San Rafael. Demographics For the 2011 census, Palmira had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 21 * National Route 151 * National Route 253 * National Route 254 * National Route 912 References {{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filadelfia District
Filadelfia is the first district and main city of Carrillo in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. It was declared an archaeological city because of all the indigenous cemeteries found near the Tempisque River. Toponymy The town was formerly known as Siete Cueros ( seven leather trees). It was originally named for the abundance of the trees with this name. It is not known why it has the current name. History After the first quarter of the 19th century, Sietecueros neighbors make a petition to the supreme government of Costa Rica, (Braulio Carrillo Colina was the then president), which was to segregate them from the town of Santa Cruz and add them to Guanacaste City, in civil and ecclesiastical aspects. To which took into account the proximity and close relationship with Guanacaste City. This request was approved by Decree 5 Articles 82 of the constitution of the state. On October 18, 1915, the category of town was granted to Filadelfia. Later, on June 11, 1947, under the administration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diriá District
Diriá is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste 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 Diriá was created on 3 September 1976 by Decreto Ejecutivo 6369-G. Segregated from Bolsón. Geography Diriá has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Villages Administrative center of the district is the village of Santa Bárbara. Other villages in the district are Calle Vieja, Coyolar, Diría, Guaitil, Polvazal, Sequeira, Talolinguita and Trompillal. Demographics For the 2011 census, Diriá had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 21 * National Route 920 * National Route 931 References {{CostaRica-geo-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
