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The Continental Divide is the principal hydrological divide of the Americas, separating the watersheds that drain into the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic and Caribbean oceans. It follows the main ranges of the Rocky Mountains and Andes, and has many secondary and tertiary divides and triple points.
The Pan-American Highway is a network of roads across the Americas, measuring about 30,000 km (19,000 mi) in total length. It links most of the Pacific coastal countries of North and South America, except for a gap in Panama, and is the world's longest "motorable road" according to Guinness World Records.
Learn about the history and impacts of 18 hurricanes that have affected Costa Rica since 1887. Find out the dates, names, death tolls, damages, and effects of each storm on the country's climate, crops, and infrastructure.
The Pan-American Highway is a system of roads measuring about 30,000 km (19,000 mi) [16] in length that runs north–south through the entirety of North, Central and South America, with the sole exception of a 106 km (66 mi) stretch of marshland and mountains between Panama and Colombia known as the Darién Gap.
A national park in southern Costa Rica that protects rainforests and beaches near the Golfo Dulce. Learn about its history, zoology, conservation and attractions.
Costa Rica is a Central American country located on the Caribbean Plate, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and Nicaragua and Panama. It has a tropical climate, diverse geology, and many islands, mountains, rivers, and lakes.
Most commonly reported shapes in UFO sightings gathered by the National UFO Reporting Center Online Database [1]This is a list of notable reported sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and related claims of close encounters or abductions.
Edward Harold Bell was an American sex offender, murderer and fugitive who killed a Marine in 1978 and fled to Central America. He was captured in 1993 and sentenced to 70 years in prison, but later recanted his confessions and died behind bars in 2019.