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Barva Volcano. / 10.13500°N 84.10000°W / 10.13500; -84.10000. Barva Volcano is an andesitic stratovolcano complex in central Costa Rica, 22 km north of San José, in Heredia Province. On the eastern side of the mountain is a lake in what was the volcanic crater, called "Laguna de Barva", and on the western side it has three hills on ...
Barva has an area of 53.8 km² [5] and an elevation of 1,241 metres. [1] The elongated canton climbs from the city of Barva on the outskirts of the capital city of Heredia up the slopes of the dormant Barva Volcano, with the mountain's summit serving as its northern boundary. The mountainous region of the canton, where the lagoon of the Barva ...
The park is located on the volcanic Cordillera Central (Central mountain range) between San José city and Puerto Limón on the Caribbean. It is accessible from the Limon Highway, which bisects the park (northwest to southeast), and from Barva canton on the north. The park is separated into three main sectors — Zurquí, Quebrada Gonzales, and ...
Varablanca is a district of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. [1] [2] The Vara Blanca head city is located between Poas Volcano and Barva Volcano in Heredia Province in Costa Rica. It is an important cross-road location for all major traffic connecting the northern parts of Costa Rica especially the Sarapiqui River ...
Purabá. / 10.0662393; -84.1509519. Purabá is a district of the Santa Bárbara canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. [1] [2] The district consists of several large neighborhoods: San Bosco (Bosconia), Marías, Purabá, Lajas, and Calle Quirós.
Barva has an area of 0.82 km² and an elevation of 1,176 metres. It is located 3 km north of Heredia. Culture Patron saint and mask festival. The patron saint of the town is Saint Bartholomew. A large church, Iglesia de San Bartolomé de Barva, was established between 1568 and 1575 is in
Cacho Negro Volcano. / 10.195833°N 84.046111°W / 10.195833; -84.046111. More than 100 years ago. The Cacho Negro Volcano, in Spanish the Volcán Cacho Negro, which translates as Black Horn Volcano, is an inactive volcano in Costa Rica, situated in the Cordillera Central range near the Barva Volcano and within the Braulio Carrillo ...
The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being surrounded by several mountains and volcanoes, the latter part of the Central Range. The region houses almost three quarters of Costa Ricans, and includes the capital and most populous city, San José. The valley is shared among the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, San José and Cartago.