February 23, 2012

Where is Costa Rica Places and Cities

Where is Costa Rica Paces and Cities
 

The capital is San Jose.

San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica. The city lies in the middle of the country, at an altitude of about 1170 meters. At the end of the nineties the city had 329,000 inhabitants. Since the second half of the 20th century, the city has grown rapidly: in 1950 there were only 87,000 inhabitants.

Where is Costa Rica Capital San Jose
 

Other city in Costa Rica is:

Alajuela (city)

 
Alajuela is a city in Costa Rica and the capital of the province of Alajuela. The city lies at 939 meters altitude at the foot of the volcano Poás and lies 952 meters above sea level and the city has over 60.000 inhabitants (2010), making it the fourth largest city in the country is. At the last census of 1984 and 2000 respectively, yet the town had 28,390 and 32,460 inhabitants. The city is the birthplace of the Costa Rican fighter Juan Santamaría

The city lies close to the Juan Santamaría International Airport and the city has a small distance of 20 kilometers fast and frequent bus service to San Jose.

Where is Cost Rica City Alajuela


 
Some other place sin Cost Rica:
      

  • Cartago
  • Puntarenas 
  • Liberia 
  • Nicoya 
  • Caldera 
  • Puerto Quepos 
  • San Isidro 
  • Puerto Limón 
  • Montezuma

Where is Cost Rica Highest Point

Where is Cost Rica Highest Point. The highest point is Cerro Chirripo (3810 meters) in the Cordillera de Talamanca. The country boasts extensive national parks and reserves (25% of the country is protected). Many of them consist of tropical rain forest. In addition, other types of nature in Costa Rica. The province of Guanacaste was originally covered with dry forests and grasslands, and mangrove forests at different places along the coast to find.

Where is Cost Rica Highest Point cerro chirripo
 Where is Cost Rica Highest Point Cerro Chrippo

Where is Costa Rica Location highest point Cerro Chrippo

Where is Cost Rica Geography Cost Rica

Where is Cost Rica Geography Cost Rica. Cost Rica is located on the isthmus of Central America. West of Costa Rica lies the Pacific Ocean and east lies the Caribbean Sea. Even Coco Island is one of Costa Rica. The terrain is mostly flat, but in the middle runs a mountain chain, which is part of the Central American cordilleras.

Where is Cost Rica Map
 Where is Cost Rica Map