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In the region of Costa Rica, the Pan-American Highway runs just west of the Cordillera de Guanacaste (Guanacaste Mountains), which includes the active volcanoes of Rincón de la Vieja and Miravalles. While travelling through Costa Rica north of San Jose, the highway route is known as Costa Rica Highway 1 instead of CA Highway 1.
San Vito was founded in 1952, since when it has become an important center in Costa Rica's Brunca region. San Vito district was created on 10 December 1965 by Ley 3598. [2] San Vito de Java was the result of a process of foreign agricultural colonization organized by the state of Costa Rica.
It traverses the Cerro de la Muerte (Death Mountain) and at 3,335 meters (10,942 feet), it is the highest point in the Pan-American Highway. [1]It then goes south and downward from Cerro de la Muerte to San Isidro de El General district, Buenos Aires town, Térraba river, Palmar Norte town, Palmar Sur town, and Paso Canoas border town, which borders with Panamá.
Costa Rica had two main lines for freight and passenger transportation, the Pacific line (between San José and Puntarenas) and the Atlantic line (between Alajuela, through Heredia and San José to Limón), both of which converge in the San José canton, with the eponymous terminus station of each line a mere 2 kilometer apart, which are connected by rail.
Turrubares canton location in Costa Rica Show map of Costa Rica Coordinates: 9°44′51″N 84°29′51″W / 9.7474683°N 84.4975157°W / 9.7474683; -84.4975157
Nicoya is a district and head city of the Nicoya canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica, located on the Nicoya Peninsula. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is one of the country's most important tourist zones; it serves as a transport hub to Guanacaste's beaches and national parks .