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Playa Grande (other)
Playa Grande (Spanish, ''Big Beach'') may refer to: * Playa Grande, Guatemala, the administrative center of Ixcán, Guatemala * Playa Grande, Costa Rica Playa Grande, also known as Salinas, is a beach community on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica just north of Tamarindo, Costa Rica, Tamarindo. Las Baulas National Marine Park, Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas (Las Baulas Marine National Park) is fou ..., a beach town in Costa Rica * Playa Grande, Uruguay, a village and resort in Maldonado, Uruguay * Las Baulas National Marine Park, a Costa Rican national park also known as "Playa Grande Marine Turtle National Park" See also * Big Beach (other) * Playa (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playa Grande, Guatemala
Playa Grande ("Big beach") is the administrative centre of the municipality of Ixcán in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. Native Mayan languages spoken in the area include, among many others, Uspantek and Q'eqchi', although Spanish is also common. Its annual festival is held from 15 to 17 May. Playa Grande has an airport, Playa Grande Airport. Its International Air Transport Association code is PKJ. Xalalá hydroelectric dam The Xalalá hydroelectric dam is a proposed development project in Ixcán. It is controversial because it will flood 31.8 km2 and displace twelve Q'eqchi' Maya communitieIt is a project of the Plan Puebla Panama. The dam is opposed by the Organizational Commission of the Community Consultation of Good Faith, Ixcán, which wants the Instituto Nacional de Electrificación (INDE) to complete consultations with local indigenous groups pursuant to the International Labour Organization Convention No. 169, Article 7. The municipal gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playa Grande, Costa Rica
Playa Grande, also known as Salinas, is a beach community on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica just north of Tamarindo. Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas (Las Baulas Marine National Park) is found in Playa Grande. Las Baulas Marine National Park Las Baulas is Costa Rica's nesting site for the leatherback sea turtle and was created to protect their declining population. The park is home to 117 tree and shrub species and 139 bird species. Beach Playa Grande is a Costa Rican beach which is known for its sandy bottom and waves, there are several surf breaks from the shore that make the location popular for swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ... and surfing. References {{Authority control Populated places in Guanacaste Province Surfing locations in Cost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playa Grande, Uruguay
Playa Grande is a resort town and western suburb of the city of Piriápolis in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering .... Geography The resort is located on Route 10 and borders the city to the southeast, with a small creek as the natural border, while to the northwest it borders the resort Playa Hermosa. Population In 2011 Playa Grande had a population of 1,031 permanent inhabitants and 1,476 dwellings. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay'' References External linksINE map of Las Flores, Playa Verde, Playa Hermosa and Playa Grande Populated places in the Maldonado Department Beaches of Uruguay Seaside resorts in Uruguay Piriápolis {{maldonado-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Baulas National Marine Park
Las Baulas de Guanacaste Marine National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas de Guanacaste) is a National Park of Costa Rica and a Ramsar Site. The park is managed by the Tempisque Conservation Area, and covers approximately a marine area of the Tamarindo Bay, next to the town of Tamarindo. It supports the largest nesting colony of leatherback sea turtles on the Pacific coast of the Americas. Female leatherbacks often come ashore at Playa Grande (Grande Beach) between October and May to lay their eggs. More than half the park is underwater and protected but still allows recreation, such as surfing. The park has white-sand beaches and forests. The forests are home to approximately 174 species of birds and many other animals. The National Park covers four beaches (Carbón, Ventanas, Grande and Langosta), as well as the Tamarindo estuary and mangroves at the mouth of the Matapalo River and the San Francisco River Estuary. To the north, the Cerros Morro and Hermosa are also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Beach (other)
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"Big Beach" can refer to: * Big Beach, Nova Scotia, a city in Canada * Big Beach, a beach in Makena State Park in Hawaii * Big Beach (company), an American film production company See also * '' Big Beach Sports'' * '' Big Beach Boutique II'' * Playa Grande (other) Playa Grande (Spanish, ''Big Beach'') may refer to: * Playa Grande, Guatemala, the administrative center of Ixcán, Guatemala * Playa Grande, Costa Rica Playa Grande, also known as Salinas, is a beach community on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
