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Malpais (9°36'03 N, 85°08'36 W) is a town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica which began as a fishing and cattle-farming village, and has become popular among surfers and adventure travelers around the world. in 2006, Forbes Magazine voted the beaches of Malpais and neighboring Santa Teresa as "One of the ten most beautiful in the world."
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.
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is a coastal town in Talamanca in Limón Province in southeastern Costa Rica, known simply as Puerto Viejo to locals. [1] The town was originally called Old Harbour until the Costa Rican government institutionalized Spanish as the national language and changed the names of the towns and landmarks in the area from English to Spanish or Native American.
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.
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton. [4] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Yamilet Quesada Zúñiga, was elected mayor of the canton with 25.57% of the votes, with Oscar Delgado Araya and Luisa María Vega Matamoros as first and second vice mayors, respectively.
Sources: Google Maps GCM SkyVector Los Chiles Airport ( IATA : LSL , ICAO : MRLC ) is an airport serving the town of Los Chiles in Alajuela Province , Costa Rica . The runway is on the east side of the town, and is 3 kilometres (2 mi) southeast of the Nicaraguan border.
The airport is a hub for Avianca Costa Rica, Costa Rica Green Airways, Sansa Airlines, and Volaris Costa Rica and a focus city for Avianca El Salvador and Copa Airlines. It was the country's only international gateway for many years, before the opening of the international airport in Liberia, Guanacaste .
San Mateo canton location in Costa Rica Show map of Costa Rica Coordinates: 9°57′38″N 84°33′37″W / 9.9605539°N 84.560288°W / 9.9605539; -84.