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Touring Santa Elena in Costa Rica
Santa Elena in the region of Puntarenas is located in Costa Rica - some 57 mi or ( 92 km ) North-West of San José , the country's capital city .
Time in Santa Elena is now 03:30 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tegucigalpa, Managua, León, Veracruz, and Tilaran. Being here already, consider visiting Tegucigalpa . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Santa Elena ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Monteverde Extremo The Tarzan Swing
The Tarzan Swing It is the most spectacular situated in Monteverde, with a swing of 30 meters and reaching a height of about 50 meters. It has become one of the most important attractions included wit ..
Costa Rica - cloud forest and beach
From a trip to Costa Rica in July 2011. We visited the Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve and a couple beaches in Guanacaste. We were lucky to spend close to an hour hanging out under a troop of white-fac ..
Casita Jardin Video
A short video of our little vacation home in Monteverde, Costa Rica. You can reach us via email: CostaTravl@aol.com or (800) 256-0124. You can read about our experiences in Monteverde and all over Cos ..
Kodak Zi8 - Ziplining in the Santa Elena Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
Vacationing in Costa Rica, took the opportunity to film one of the Ziplines I did in the Santa Elena Cloud Forest using the Kodak Zi8. The company for this particular Zipline is called Extremo. The co ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 11 km away
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 12 km away
Lake Arenal
Lake Arenal is an artificial lake in Costa Rica, located in the northern highlands of the country. It was enlarged to its present size as a part of a 1979 hydroelectric project by the Costa Rican government to provide electricity to the country.
Located at 10.45 -84.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 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 17 km away
Central America Volcanic Arc
The Central America Volcanic Arc (often abbreviated to CAVA) is a chain of volcanoes which extends parallel to the Pacific coast line of the Central American Isthmus, from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and down to northern Panama. This volcanic arc, which has a length of 1500 km, is formed by an active subduction zone along the western boundary of the Caribbean Plate.
Located at 10.44 -84.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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