The Corobicí River, or the Rio Corobicí, in
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 ...
is a tributary of the
Tempisque River. Originating from the southern slopes of the
Tenorio Volcano
Tenorio Volcano ( es, Volcán Tenorio) is an inactive andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica. It is the main geographical feature of the eponymous Tenorio Volcano National Park.
Toponymy
The name comes from the Chorotega legen ...
in the
Guanacaste Mountains
Costa Rica is located on the Central American Isthmus, surrounding the point 10° north of the equator and 84° west of the prime meridian. It has 212 km of Caribbean Sea coastline and 1,016 on the North Pacific Ocean.
The area is 51,10 ...
, the river flows southerly, descending through
tropical dry forest and pastures before joining the
Tenorio River which winds its way to the
Bebedero River
Bebedero River is a river of Costa Rica. The length of the Bebedero River is and originates from Tenorio Volcano
Tenorio Volcano ( es, Volcán Tenorio) is an inactive andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica. It is the main geograp ...
and the Tempisque among the
mangroves.
Rafting is a tourist attraction on the Corobicí.
Rivers of Costa Rica
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