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The Sarapiquí River, or Rio Sarapiquí, in Costa Rica is a tributary of the San Juan River and forms the eastern border of Sarapiquí Canton. The area around the river is mostly lowlands tropical rainforest, having lush vegetation with a large variety of plant, animal and insect life. This river is navigable and is a local trading artery, and ...
Sarapiquí has an area of 2,140.54 km 2. [3] The canton includes the major portion of the Province of Heredia, and is named for its major waterway, the Sarapiquí River. The western half of the canton gives way to the San Carlos Plain. Heredia's provincial border with Alajuela, which runs through the middle of the San Carlos Plain, marks the ...
The Sacramento and San Joaquin River systems drain the western slope of the Sierra Nevada and most of the Central Valley, forming the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta before emptying into Suisun Bay; together, they are the largest river system in California. Sacramento River Map of Sacramento River Sacramento River near the mouth Cache ...
Location. It is located in the northern region of the country and borders the districts of Cureña to the north, Varablanca de Heredia to the south, Puerto Viejo and Horquetas to the east. While to the west it borders with the province of Alajuela. Its head, the town of La Virgen, is located 16.4 km (18 minutes) to the south of Puerto Viejo and ...
Sarapiquí. Sarapiquí may refer to: Sarapiquí (canton), in the province of Heredia, Costa Rica. Sarapiquí, Alajuela, a district in the canton of Alajuela, Costa Rica. Sarapiquí River in the province of Heredia, Costa Rica. Category: Place name disambiguation pages.
The district of Sarapiquí, is located in the northern region of the country and borders the canton of Sarapiquí to the east, Río Cuarto to the northwest, Sarchí to the west, and the district of Sabanilla de Alajuela to the south. Its head, the picturesque and rural village of San Miguel, is located 51 km (1 hour 30 minutes) north of the ...
The San Joaquin River (/ ˌ s æ n hw ɑː ˈ k iː n /; Spanish: Río San Joaquín) is the longest river of Central California.The 366-mile (589 km) long river starts in the high Sierra Nevada, and flows through the rich agricultural region of the northern San Joaquin Valley before reaching Suisun Bay, San Francisco Bay, and the Pacific Ocean.
The Calaveras River is a river in the San Joaquin Valley of California . It flows roughly southwest for 51.9 miles (83.5 km) from the confluence of its north and south forks in Calaveras County to its confluence with the San Joaquin River in the city of Stockton. [2]