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Quepos District
Quepos () is a district of the canton of Quepos, in the province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Toponymy The town is named for the native Quepo Indians who inhabited the place in the colonial era. History The area was home to the native Quepoa people of this specific Costa Rican region. In 1563, Spanish Catholic conquistadores, led by Juan Vázquez de Coronado, settled the area and founded the settlement of San Bernardino de Quepo. The local native Quepo people were then subsequently subjugated by Juan Vázquez and his conquistadores. In 1746, the Quepo people that remained were transferred to a reservation which already contained another native ethnic group. Quepos offers fishing for numerous varieties of fish, especially Pacific Sailfish. Peak fishing season is from November to April for billfish. Geography Quepos has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. The town is about 60 km. south (in a straight line) from Costa Rica's capital, San José, but is 157&nbs ...
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Districts Of Costa Rica
According to the Administrative divisions of Costa Rica, Territorial Administrative Division the Cantons of Costa Rica, cantons of Costa Rica are subdivided into 488 districts (''distritos''), each of which has a unique five digit postal code. Government organization Each canton is divided into districts whose number varies from canton to canton. Each district has a District Council chaired by a syndic, all popularly elected. The District Council is the interlocutor between the district and the municipal government and ensures the communal and neighborhood interests before the Municipal Council; although the direct administration of the district falls to the municipality, the District Councils also exercise administrative functions such as forwarding projects to the Council and supervising the work of the mayor. District Municipal Council There are eight District Municipal Councils (), in districts that area geographically distant from the head city of the canton where the mu ...
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Costa Rica 2011 Census
The Costa Rica 2011 Census was undertaken by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (''Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos'' (INEC)) in Costa Rica. The semi-autonomous government body, INEC, was created by Census Law No. 7839 on 4 November 1998. The census The census took place between Monday, 30 May 2011 and Friday, 3 June 2011 when 35,000 enumerators, mostly teachers, visited an estimated 1,300,000 households to count a population estimated before the census at about 4,650,000 individuals (the census itself counted 4,301,712 people).Semana del Censo Nacional: INEC pide a la población responder el Censo
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Costa Rica, 2011-05-31.

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Tropical Monsoon Climate
An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category ''Am''. Tropical monsoon climates have monthly mean temperatures above in every month of the year and a dry season. The tropical monsoon climate is the intermediate climate between the wet Af (or tropical rainforest climate) and the drier Aw (or tropical savanna climate). A tropical monsoon climate's driest month has on average less than 60 mm, but more than 100-\left(\frac\right). This is in direct contrast to a tropical savanna climate, whose driest month has less than 60 mm of precipitation and also less than 100-\left(\frac\right) of average monthly precipitation. In essence, a tropical monsoon climate tends to either have more rainfall than a tropical savanna climate or have less pronounced dry seasons. A tropical monsoon c ...
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Manuel Antonio National Park
Manuel Antonio National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio) is a small national park in the Central Pacific Conservation Area located on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, just south of the city of Quepos, Puntarenas, and from the national capital of San José. Established in 1972, the local community sought conservation to prohibit development of the natural environment for tourist attraction. They also protested the beach restrictions on locals by foreign owners. With a land area enumerating 1,983 ha, it is the smallest of any Costa Rican national park. The park caters to as many as 150,000 visitors annually, and is well known for its beautiful beaches and hiking trails. In 2011, Manuel Antonio was listed by ''Forbes'' as among the world's 12 most beautiful national parks. Features of the park This park has impressive landscapes and several coves with many white-sand beaches and lush foliage amidst great mountains and forests that reach the beaches. Additionally, it ...
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National Route 618 (Costa Rica)
National Tertiary Route 618, or just Route 618 ( es, Ruta Nacional Terciaria 618, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Puntarenas province. Description This route is the access road to Manuel Antonio National Park. In Puntarenas province the route covers Quepos canton (Quepos district). Junction list The route is completely within Quepos district. History This route was severely damaged in November 2020 due to Hurricane Eta Hurricane Eta was a deadly and erratic Saffir-Simpson scale, Category 4 hurricane that devastated parts of Central America in early November 2020. The record-tying twenty-eighth Tropical cyclone naming, named storm, thirteenth hurricane, and s .... References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ...
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CR RNT 618
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National Route 616 (Costa Rica)
National Tertiary Route 616, or just Route 616 ( es, Ruta Nacional Terciaria 616, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Puntarenas province. Description In Puntarenas province the route covers Quepos canton (Quepos Quepos () is a districts of Costa Rica, district of the canton of Quepos (canton), Quepos, in the province of Puntarenas Province, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Toponymy The town is named for the native Quepo Indians who inhabited the place in the colo ..., Naranjito districts). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ...
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CR RNT 616
CR or Cr may refer to: In business * Conversion rate, in marketing * Credit Record, in accounting * Crown Royal, a brand of Canadian whisky Organizations Religious organizations * Celtic reconstructionism, a form of Polytheism * Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence (Theatines), a Roman Catholic religious order * Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican religious order * Congregation of the Resurrection, a Catholic religious order Other organizations * Choose Responsibility, a US non-profit addressing alcohol consumption by young adults * College of the Redwoods, a public two-year community college in Humboldt County, California, US * College Republicans, a college branch of the US political party * Czech Radio, a public radio broadcaster in the Czech Republic People * C. Rajagopalachari, Indian politician * Christina Ricci, American actress * Chris Rock, American comedian and actor * Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer * Christopher Reeve, American act ...
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National Route 235 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 235, or just Route 235 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 235, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Puntarenas province. Description In Puntarenas province the route covers Quepos canton (Quepos Quepos () is a districts of Costa Rica, district of the canton of Quepos (canton), Quepos, in the province of Puntarenas Province, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Toponymy The town is named for the native Quepo Indians who inhabited the place in the colo ... district). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ...
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CR RNS 235
CR or Cr may refer to: In business * Conversion rate, in marketing * Credit Record, in accounting * Crown Royal, a brand of Canadian whisky Organizations Religious organizations * Celtic reconstructionism, a form of Polytheism * Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence (Theatines), a Roman Catholic religious order * Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican religious order * Congregation of the Resurrection, a Catholic religious order Other organizations * Choose Responsibility, a US non-profit addressing alcohol consumption by young adults * College of the Redwoods, a public two-year community college in Humboldt County, California, US * College Republicans, a college branch of the US political party * Czech Radio, a public radio broadcaster in the Czech Republic People * C. Rajagopalachari, Indian politician * Christina Ricci, American actress * Chris Rock, American comedian and actor * Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer * Christopher Reeve, American act ...
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National Route 34 (Costa Rica)
National Primary Route 34, official name (after Pacífica Fernández Oreamuno), and popularly known as (South Coastal Drive), or just Route 34 ( es, Ruta Nacional Primaria 34, or ), is a National Road Route and scenic route of Costa Rica, located in the Alajuela, Puntarenas provinces that connects Route 27 and Route 2 mostly along the central and south Pacific coast of the country, and is the recommended route over the Pan-American Highway when traveling between the south of the country to the Greater Metropolitan Area. Description Starting north, an interchange in the town of Pozón, Orotina at Route 27 is the starting point, which continues south towards the beach town of Jacó. Then to the east to Parrita and Quepos, which provides access to Manuel Antonio National Park. Continuing to the east there is the interchange with Route 243 near Dominical beach and then the land area of the Ballena National Marine Park, and finishing at the interchange with Route 2. In Ala ...
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