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Discover Sierra in Costa Rica
Sierra in the region of Guanacaste is a town located in Costa Rica - some 62 mi or ( 100 km ) West of San José , the country's capital .
Local time in Sierra is now 04:31 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tegucigalpa, Managua, León, Ujarras, and Santa Lucia. When in this area, you might want to check out Tegucigalpa . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sierra ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Lake Arenal Costa Rica near Arenal Volcano
A shot of the beautiful Lake Arenal in Costa Rica that I visited during my trip to Finca Corsicana, the organic pineapple farm belonging to Collin Street Bakery. ..
THERMOMANIA
A hotsprings park, tico style, nothing fancy, but lots of fun in a surreal location at the base of a volcano spewing steam all over the hillside in tall plumes.Very interesting old house filled with 1 ..
Jaguar attack
Zoo Las Pumas, Costa Rica ..
Monteverde Zipline
A fast ride above the forest ..
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Interesting facts about this location
List of hot springs
There are hot springs on all continents and in many countries around the world. Countries that are renowned for their hot springs include, Israel, Iceland, New Zealand, Chile and Japan, but there are interesting and unique hot springs in many other places as well.
Located at 10.28 -84.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Sierra, Abangares
Sierra, ("Las Minas") is a district in Abangares. It is well known as the historical mining town of Costa Rica, located on the NW Pacific Region. It goes from an altitude of 210 meters to 1200 meters. It is a mountainous zone with a variety of temperatures (from 34 °C to 5 °C) and climates (from dry forest to rain forest). To the north it borders Tilarán Canton, to the south San Juan de Abangares and Las Juntas District(SW), to the east Monteverde and to the west it borders Cañas Canton.
Located at 10.28 -84.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Abangares (canton)
Abangares is the seventh canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 675.76 km², and has a population of 17,289. Its capital city is Las Juntas. The canton begins on the coastline of the Gulf of Nicoya north of the mouth of the Río Abangares. It widens between the Río Lajas on the northwest and Río Lagartos on the east as it reaches up into the Cordillera de Tilarán.
Located at 10.26 -84.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tilarán (canton)
Tilarán is the eighth canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 638.39 km², and has a population of 19,045. Its capital city is also called Tilarán. The canton surrounds Lake Arenal (Laguna de Arenal) except for the lake's southeast end, which belongs to the province of Alajuela. The northern border is in the Cordillera de Guanacaste, touching the Río Corobicí at its northernmost limits. The south part of the canton is in the Cordillera de Tilarán.
Located at 10.47 -84.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Cañas (canton)
Cañas is the sixth canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 682.20 km², and has a population of 25,897. Its capital city is also called Cañas. The elongated canton touches the Río Tempisque in the southwest. It keeps the Río Bebedero and Río Tenorio on its western boundary as it widens to encompass agricultural lowlands before climbing into the Cordillera de Guanacaste up to the Tenorio Volcano National Park.
Located at 10.43 -85.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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