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Chubasco. A chubasco is a violent squall with thunder and lightning, [1] encountered during the rainy season along the Pacific coast of Mexico, Central America, and South America . The word chubasco has its origins in the Portuguese word chuva which means rain. The monsoon [2] storms that regularly pass over the southwestern United States ...
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense ( LDA, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈliɣa ðepoɾˈtiβa alaxweˈlense] ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga ( Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈliɣa] ), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports ...
Alajuelense Femenil. Liga Deportiva Alajuelense Femenil, also known as Alajuelense Fútbol Femenino ( Alajuelense FF) and Alajuelense Femenil, is a women's football team that competes in the Costa Rican Women's Premier Division, the top division of women's football in Costa Rica. [3] It is affiliated with men's side Liga Deportiva Alajuelense ...
Alajuela is an important transport hub for the country, connecting the capital city of San José with northwestern Costa Rica. As a part of the Greater Metropolitan Area , most of the inhabitants of Alajuela work in other cities or regions of the Central Valley, and every day receives residents from other locations to work in local factories.
Poás has an area of 73.84 km² [4] and a mean elevation of 1,184 metres. [2] The elongated canton sits among the ridges and valleys on the southern slope of Poás Volcano. The Poás and Poasito rivers form its eastern border, while the Prendes and Tacares rivers limit the canton to the west. Poás Volcano is the canton's northernmost point.
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San Ramón is a district in the canton of San Ramón in Alajuela Province in Costa Rica. The central municipality (distrito) of San Ramón covers an area of 1.29 km 2 (0.50 sq mi) and has a population of 10,710. Together with adjoining distritos, it forms what is colloquially known as Ciudad de San Ramón (San Ramón City). However, cities are ...
Juan Santamaría International Airport ( Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría) ( IATA: SJO, ICAO: MROC) is the primary airport serving San José, the capital of Costa Rica. The airport is located in Alajuela Province, 20 kilometres (12 mi; 11 nmi) northwest of downtown San José. It is named after Costa Rica's national hero, Juan ...