The Cerro Pico Alto is the third highest mountain of the
Cerros de Escazú
Escazú Mountains ( es, Cerros de Escazú), are a mountain range in San José Province, central Costa Rica.
Geography
The range borders the Costa Rican Central Valley to the south. It is considered the northernmost portion of the Cordillera de Ta ...
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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 no ...
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Cerros que rodean el Gran Área Metropolitana
Pico Alto means high peak.
See also
*Cerro Cedral
The Cerro Cedral is the second highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica with . Cedral means 'cedar forest' referring to an endangered tree species locally known as Cedro Dulce, which occurs there.
This mountain marks the southern ...
* Cerro Pico Blanco
*Cerro Rabo de Mico
The Cerro Rabo de Mico is the highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica with . The peak is accessible by trails from Escazu as well as Aserri, through the trail that leads past la Piedra de Aserri. Rabo de mico means literally 'mon ...
*Cerro San Miguel
The Cerro San Miguel is the fourth highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica . San Miguel makes reference to Saint Michael.
In 1933 a 26-meter-tall iron cross was installed on the top of the mountain, and is known as the Cross of Al ...
References
Mountains of the Cerros de Escazú
Mountains of Costa Rica
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