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The Rio Celeste (sky blue river) at Tenorio Volcano National Park in Costa Rica. San Juan River. Colorado River (distributary) Chirripó River. Sarapiquí River. Toro River. Sucio River. San Carlos River. Arenal River.
The Savegre River (Spanish pronunciation: [saˈβeɣɾe]) is a river in Costa Rica that flows to the Pacific Ocean.The source is at Quebrada Providencia in the Cerro de la Muerte, Cordillera de Talamanca, at 3,491 m (11,453 ft) above sea level, and after receiving the Division River, it travels 41 linear kilometers of rugged topography to flow into the Pacific Ocean.
The Tárcoles River, also called the Grande de Tárcoles River or the Río Grande de Tarcoles, in Costa Rica originates on the southern slopes of the Cordillera Central volcanic range and flows in a south-westerly direction to the Gulf of Nicoya. [1] The river is 111 kilometres (69 mi) long and its watershed covers an area of 2,121 square ...
Political and human geography. Costa Rica shares a 313-kilometre (194-mile) border with Nicaragua to the north, and a 348-km border with Panama to the south. Costa Rica claims an exclusive economic zone of 574,725 km 2 (221,903 sq mi) with 200 nautical miles (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi).
The Pacuare River, or the Río Pacuare, in Costa Rica has its source in the Cordillera de Talamanca and flows approximately 108 kilometres (67 mi) to the Caribbean. It is a popular location for white water rafting, whitewater kayaking and riverboarding. The rainforests that surround the river are home to exotic animal species such as jaguars ...
Cañas River (Tempisque River tributary) Celeste River. Chirripó Duchi River. Chirripó Pacifico River. Chirripó River. Coen River (Costa Rica) Colorado River (Costa Rica) Colorado River (Tempisque River tributary) Corobicí River.
Térraba River ( Spanish: Río Grande de Térraba ), in the southern Brunca region of Costa Rica, is the largest river in that country. [ 1] The indigenous Boruca language name is Diquís which means "great river". [ 2] Its basin is 5,085 square kilometres (1,963 sq mi) and it is 160 kilometres (99 mi) long, covering ten percent of the country.
Three reservoirs in the river, Lake Cachí (100.8 MW), Angostura (177MW) and Reventazón Dam (305.5MW) are used for generating a significant share of Costa Rica's electricity. The dam for the third reservoir, Reventazón (305MW), was completed and opened in 2016. The river is also important for tourism, specially for whitewater rafting.