- San José
- Curridabat
- Alajuela
- Purral
- Vistas de Santamaría
- San Vicente de Moravia
- San Vicente
- San Miguel
- La Fortuna
- Puntarenas
- Tamarindo
- San Isidro
- Aeropuerto
- Liberia
- Turrialba
- Buenos Aires
- Quepos
- 1996 San Juan de Dios radiotherapy accident
In 1996, a series of radiotherapy accidents occurred in Costa Rica within the Alcyon II radiotherapy unit at San Juan de Dios Hospital in San José, Costa Rica. It was related to a cobalt-60 source that was being used for radiotherapy in. An accidental overexposure of radiotherapy
- Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center
Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center, formerly Rescate Animal Zoo Ave, is an urban park of approximately 14 hectares (35 acres), located in La Garita, in the canton of Alajuela, Costa Rica. It has an average altitude of 814 meters and is bounded to the north by the bed of the river Rio
- San Lucas Island
San Lucas Island National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Isla San Lucas) is an island located off the Pacific shore of Costa Rica in the Gulf of Nicoya. It is part of the Puntarenas district in the canton and province of the same name. Formerly housing a brutal prison, now abando
- Diocese of San Isidro de El General
The Diocese of San Isidro de El General (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Isidori is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica.
- Parroquia San Antonio de Padua
The Parroquia San Antonio de Padua, commonly known as the Iglesia de Curridabat is a church located in Curridabat, Costa Rica.
- Guayabo National Monument
Guayabo National Monument (Spanish: Monumento Nacional Guayabo), is an archaeological site near the city of Turrialba, within the Central Conservation Area in the Cartago Province, Costa Rica. It is almost directly in the center of the country on the southern slope of the Turrial
- Cabuya, Costa Rica
Cabuya is a small fishing village on the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica. It is located a few miles from the tourist areas of Montezuma and Santa Teresa, and is visited by hikers, mountain bikers, surfers and water sports enthusiasts. The first nature reserve in Costa Rica, Cabo B
- Manuel Antonio National Park
Manuel Antonio National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio) is a small national park in the Central Pacific Conservation Area located on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, just south of the city of Quepos, Puntarenas, and 157 km (98 mi) from the national capital of San J
- Playa Grande, Costa Rica
Playa Grande (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈplaʝa ˈɣɾande], lit. "Big Beach"), also known as Salinas, is a beach community on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica just north of Tamarindo. It is located inside the canton of Santa Cruz in Guanacaste Province. Playa Grande has been part of th
- Arenal Volcano
Arenal Volcano (Spanish: Volcán Arenal) is a recently active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around 90 km (56 mi) northwest of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna. The Arenal volcano stands 1,633 metres (5,35
- Centro de Conservación de Santa Ana
Centro de Conservación de Santa Ana (Santa Ana Conservation Center, CCSA) was a wilderness area and zoo, of approximately 52 hectares (130 acres), located in the Uruca district, in the canton of Santa Ana, Costa Rica. It had an average altitude of 900 meters and was bounded to th
- National Theatre of Costa Rica
The National Theatre of Costa Rica (Spanish: Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica) is Costa Rica's national theatre, located in the central section of San José. Construction began in 1897, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1897 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's
- Parroquia San Bartolomé Apóstol (Barva)
The Parroquia San Bartolomé Apóstol (Parish of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle), is a church in Barva, Heredia, Costa Rica. The first church was established between 1568 and 1575, and dedicated to Saint Bartholomew; it is rumored to have been built on an indigenous burial ground. I
- Puntarenas Cathedral
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Carmen) or Puntarenas Cathedral is a temple of the Roman Catholic church located in the city of Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas, in Costa Rica. Built in 1902, it has the distinction of being built wit
- Tirrases
Tirrases is a district of the Curridabat canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
- Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Tamarindo is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica, located on the Nicoya Peninsula. The town of Tamarindo is the largest developed beach town in Guanacaste. Once a small fishing village, it has boomed in the 21st century with surfing and
- Central America Volcanic Arc
The Central American Volcanic Arc (often abbreviated to CAVA) is a chain of volcanoes which extends parallel to the Pacific coastline of the Central American Isthmus, from Mexico to Panama. This volcanic arc, which has a length of 1,100 kilometers (680 mi) is formed by an active
- DHL de Guatemala Flight 7216
DHL de Guatemala Flight 7216 was an international cargo flight between Costa Rica's Juan Santamaría International Airport and Guatemala City's La Aurora International Airport. On 7 April 2022 (2022-04-07), the Boeing 757 suffered a hydraulic failure, and crashed on landing at the
- Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica is the national museum of Costa Rica, located in the capital of San José. It is located at Calle 17, between Central and Second Avenue, Cuesta de Moras. It moved to its current location in 1950. The museum holds the nation's treasures, such as the
- Alajuela Cathedral
The Our Lady of the Pillar Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Pilar ) also called Alajuela Cathedral or Cathedral of Virgin of the Pillar, is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church, which is located in the city of Alajuela, the second largest in
- Aranjuez River
The Aranjuez (Spanish pronunciation: [aɾaŋˈxwes]) is a river in Costa Rica that has its source in the mountains and crosses the Guatusos province of Puntarenas. Its basin is about 200 kilometres (120 mi) in area. It empties into the Gulf of Nicoya, in the Pacific Ocean. It takes
- Las Baulas Marine National Park
Las Baulas de Guanacaste Marine National Park (Spanish: 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 167.3 square kilometres (64.6 sq mi) ma
- Chato Volcano
Chato Volcano, sometimes called "Cerro Chato" (Spanish for "Flat Hill"), is an inactive volcano in northwestern Costa Rica northwest of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna. It is southeast of the nearby Arenal Volcano. Cerro Cha
- Rafael Bolaños
The Rafael Bolaños Stadium is a private multi use stadium located in El Coyol, in the outskirts of the city of Alajuela, Costa Rica. It was inaugurated in 2003 and in 2017 it received an overhaul in the infrastructure. Is part of the Wilmer López Sport Complex. The stadium is use
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