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National Route 249 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 249, or just Route 249 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 249, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Limón province. Description In Limón province the route covers Pococí canton ( Guápiles, La Rita, Cariari, La Colonia La Colonia is a district of the Pococí canton, in the Limón 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 America ... districts). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ...
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Limón Province
Limón (), commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is home of the Afro-Costa Rican community. Part of the community traces its roots to Italian, Jamaican and Chinese laborers who worked on a late nineteenth-century railroad project that connected San José to Puerto Limón. Until 1948, the Costa Rican government did not recognize Afro-Caribbean people as citizens and restricted their movement outside Limón province. As a result of this "travel ban", this Afro-Caribbean population became firmly established in the region, which influenced decisions not to move even after it was legally permitted. Nowadays, there is a significant outflow of Limón natives who move to the country's Central Valley in search for better employment and education. The Afro-Caribbean community speaks Spanish and Limones ...
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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 ...
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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 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 ...
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Pococí (canton)
Pococí is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Guápiles district, which houses many of the canton's services and businesses. History Pococí was created on 19 September 1911 by decree 12. Geography Pococí has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres. The canton takes in the Caribbean coast from the Toro River northward to the border with Nicaragua. It ranges inland in a southwestern direction with the Chirripó River forming the western border. The canton ends in the Cordillera Central where the Sucio River crosses the National Route 32 in Braulio Carrillo National Park. Districts The canton of Pococí is subdivided into the following districts: # Guápiles # Jiménez # La Rita # Roxana # Cariari # Colorado # La Colonia La Colonia is a district of the Pococí canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Ric ...
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Guápiles, Pococí
Guápiles is a district of the Pococí canton, in the Limón 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 .... Toponymy The origin of the name of Guápiles seems to come from the two rivers that run to both sides of the population, since they are said that they are "Guapes" (Twins). Whereas Pococí, name of the canton, corresponds to the name of the native cacique that inhabited this place to the arrival of the Spaniards. Other caciques that inhabited the region were Camaquiri and Cocorí mentioned in historical primers and national Literature. History Guápiles was created on 19 September 1911 by Ley 12. Geography Guápiles has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Guápiles is settled to an altitude of 268 meters and is considered the m ...
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La Rita, Pococí
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Cariari, Pococí
Cariari is a district of the Pococí canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica. History Cariari was created on 2 July 1971 by Decreto Ejecutivo 1825-G. Segregated from Guápiles. Geography Cariari has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. The territory of Cariari is largely flat. Seen from above, the terrain of Cariari appears on the flat side as a savannah, with the intense green of the banana trees standing out in many areas; And with large unpopulated extensions, and sites that show innumerable rivers and pipes. The homonymous head is a rural town in expansion both commercial and agricultural level, located to about 23 kilometers to the north of the city of Guápiles and 109 km to the northeast of San José, the nation's capital. Weather The climate of the district is humid and hot for most of the year; however, there are no stifling temperatures, and this is an attraction for tourism. Demographics For the 2011 census, Cariari had a population of i ...
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La Colonia, Pococí
La Colonia is a district of the Pococí canton, in the Limón 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 La Colonia was created on 11 June 2012 by Decreto Ejecutivo N° 24-2012-MGP. Geography La Colonia has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. It presents a flat landscape in the totality of its territory, with an average altitude of 5 meters on the level of the sea. It is located in the central Caribbean region and borders the districts of Jiménez to the east and Guápiles to the south, to the west and to the north. Its head, the village of San Rafael, is located 6 km (12 minutes) to the northwest of Guápiles and 68.7 km (1 hours 33 minutes) to the northeast of San José the capital of the nation. Demographics For the ...
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