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La Fortuna

La Fortuna de San Carlos is a small town in the north of Costa Rica.

28km

10.471396-84.645374

San José (Costa Rica)

capital of Costa Rica

58km

9.9333-84.0833

Cartago (Costa Rica)

Cartago is a city in Costa Rica.

76km

9.8667-83.9167

Liberia (Costa Rica)

capital and largest city of Guanacaste province, Costa Rica

115km

10.6333-85.4333
Sights (11)

Poás Volcano National Park

The park is a popular destination for both foreign and Costa Rican tourists. Poás allows tourists to see into the crater of an active volcano. You can often smell sulfur from the crater while visiting the peak, and a couple of hiking trails to see Lake Botos, an acid water lake on a dormant crater.There are many guided tours offered to the volcano through private tour companies or you can catch a daily "tourist" bus provided by the TUASA bus company. The 10.0149079-84.21614711 TUASA bus to Poás will take you to the top of the volcano and then return you to Alajuela after several hours—leaves at 9AM, return 12:30PM or 2:30PM (ask!), US$3 return.Make sure the volcano is not closed due to activity. Probably, it is best to buy the ticket during the bus ride to the volcano (if possible) or at most a day before. The bus driver will know whether it is closed or not. Getting a refund, if the volcano is closed, seems not properly working.

26km

10.198-84.231

La Fortuna Waterfall, Costa Rica

Stone steps lead to the bottom. Take a swimsuit for the pool in the lovely stream below. The entrance is accessible by road, so a cab works fine too. Once you pay to go in, you are free to stay as long as you'd like. It's about a 10-min hike down to the waterfall and 20 min back up.

29km

10.44809722-84.66825556

Arenal Volcano

mountain

33km

10.46333333-84.70333333

Monteverde and Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserves

protected area

42km

10.3-84.817

Lake Arenal

artificial lake in Costa Rica

52km

10.505167-84.872168

Tárcoles River

river in Costa Rica

64km

9.786315-84.641175

Tapantí National Park

Tapantí National Park, sometimes called Orosí National Park, is a National Park in the Pacific La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica located on the edge of the Talamanca Range, near Cartago. It protects forests to the north of Chirripó National Park, and also contains part of the Orosí River. The area known as Macizo de la Muerte was added to the park on January 14, 2000.

93km

9.77055556-83.79972222

Turrialba

city in Costa Rica

95km

9.9-83.68333333

Quepos

district and town in Puntarenas, Costa Rica

103km

9.431917-84.16146

Tortuguero National Park

national park

105km

10.54111111-83.50222222

Limón Province

province of Costa Rica

138km

10.03-83.22
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Quesada

Costa Rica
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Quesada

Ciudad Quesada is a city in the North Zone of Costa Rica. It is the capital city of the canton San Carlos in the province of Alajuela. Although Ciudad Quesada is the official name, it is commonly called San Carlos.

Ciudad Quesada lies at an elevation of 656 meters above sea level at the foot of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) on the southern edge of the San Carlos Plain, an expansive lowland that forms a major part of the Caribbean slope in northern Costa Rica. It is 79 km northwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela and 90.9 km from the national capital city of San José.

The city was first called La Unión, which was later changed to Villa Quesada. Villa Quesada was granted the title of "Ciudad" (City) by law on July 8, 1953.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

15°C11
Precipitation: 219 mm

Feb

17°C12
Precipitation: 142 mm

Mar

19°C12
Precipitation: 131 mm

Apr

19°C11
Precipitation: 172 mm

May

18°C10
Precipitation: 304 mm

Jun

16°C11
Precipitation: 341 mm

Jul

16°C7
Precipitation: 366 mm

Aug

16°C9
Precipitation: 371 mm

Sep

18°C13
Precipitation: 447 mm

Oct

17°C10
Precipitation: 392 mm

Nov

15°C9
Precipitation: 293 mm

Dec

15°C11
Precipitation: 185 mm
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