The Cerro Cedral is the second highest mountain of the
Cerros de Escazú,
Costa Rica with .
[ Cedral means 'cedar forest' referring to an ]endangered
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tree species locally known as Cedro Dulce, which occurs there.
This mountain marks the southern limit of Escazú as a canton and of San José
San José or San Jose (Spanish for Saint Joseph) most often refers to:
*San Jose, California, United States
*San José, Costa Rica, the nation's capital
San José or San Jose may also refer to:
Places Argentina
* San José, Buenos Aires
** San ...
as a province
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.
The Agres
Agres ( ) is a town and municipality in the ''comarca'' of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain.
It is situated between the Serra de Mariola and the Serra d'Agullent. It is bordered by Agullent, Benissoda and Albai ...
river rises from the Cerro Cedral.
On January 15, 1990 a Sansa Airlines
SANSA (''Servicios Aéreos Nacionales S.A.'') is an regional airline based in San José, Costa Rica. It operates scheduled passenger services as part of the former TACA Regional system, and was a subsidiary of Avianca Holdings. Its main hub is Jua ...
flight crashed into the Cerro Cedral killing all 23 crew and passengers on board. The pilot, flying a CASA C-212 Aviocar
The CASA C-212 Aviocar is a turboprop-powered STOL medium cargo aircraft designed and built by the Spanish aircraft manufacturer Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA). It is designed for use by both civil and military operators.
The C-212 w ...
, was later determined to be under excessive fatigue at the moment.Nación.com San José, Costa Rica: Sucesos
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See also
*Rabo de Mico
''Cyathea delgadii'' is a widespread species of tree fern. It is native to Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama), and much of South America (Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, including Trindade, Argentina ...
*Cerro Pico Alto
The Cerro Pico Alto is the third highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica with .Cerro Pico Blanco
The Cerro Pico Blanco is the second highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica, with a summit elevation of . ''Pico Blanco'' means literally 'white peak', making reference of the rocky outcropping close to its highest point, that looks l ...
* Cerro San Miguel
References
Mountains of the Cerros de Escazú
Mountains of Costa Rica
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