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Puntarenas is a province of Costa Rica, located in western and covering most of the country's Pacific coast. It borders the provinces of Guanacaste, San José and Panama. Cocos Island is part of the province.
The capital is Puntarenas, which has grown from a village to gain city status, as its population has grown rapidly, to the point of reaching neighboring towns absorb as Barranca. The city of Puntarenas is located on a spit of land several miles long and about 400 m wide, flanked by a creek on one side and the Pacific Ocean, on the other. Puntarenas is the largest province of Costa and is connected to the rest of the country for good roads, and has a ferry across the Gulf of Nicoya. It is located 115 km from the capital.
In general, the province is characterized by a warm and humid, wet tropical type, with temperatures hovering around 34 ° C, and lows rarely fall below 20 ° C. The temperature histories are trademark of 17C and 42.3C, the latter also represents the highest temperature recorded in Costa Rica. The vegetation of the province is responsible for this climate zone, characterized by palm trees, palm and other trees native to warm areas. However, there are more temperate zones, like the Monteverde area, known as the place where many immigrants live in conservative religious ideologies, primarily from the United States.
Its geography is irregular, with wetlands (Corcovado), islands (Chira, Deer, Negritos, Luke, etc.)., Mangroves and peninsulas (Osa and Nicoya).
During pre-Columbian times, Puntarenas and the surrounding areas of the Gulf of Nicoya were occupied by the Chorotegas, in the center by the Bruncas and south by Burica. In 1720 appeared the name of the place like Punta Arenas. Before the country's independence 1821, who ruled the area was Don Tomas de Acosta. This I ask Royal Audience of Guatemala declared Puntarenas, Costa Rica's main port. Indeed, and in 1814 was declared the biggest port in the country until today.
Attractions
PuntarenasUno Cathedral of tourist sites in the city par excellence, is the Paseo de los Turistas, which is a kind of pedestrian avenue that borders the ocean, which is found in all types of businesses: hotels, bars, ice cream parlors, discos etc.. Also on this province Marino Historical Museum and the Marine Park which is very new in the city.
The city has a hospital (Monsignor Sanabria), stage (Miguel "Lito" Pérez) and football team first division, and all basic services (police, telephones, shops, etc.).
Its main economic activities are tourism, fishing, agriculture. This province offers tourists sun, sand, tropical beaches, fun, parties, music and good food. Here is the Manuel Antonio National Park with stunning white sand beaches and tropical rainforest, Corcovado National Park, Private Reserve Monteverde Cloud Forest, known habitat for the golden frog species and the Ballena Marine National Park.
Playa Uvita, Costa Rica in this province is the tourist wharf place of arrival of many international cruises.
The carnival of the city of Puntarenas stand out as the most popular festival of the province, are made at the end of January, people across the country is about to celebrate it also excels Sea Festival in February and the festivities of the Virgen del Mar in July, when parades of decorated fishing boats.
Puntarenas is known for its delicious food from some coastal dishes can mention "the vigoron", "Puntarenas ceviche," "the chuchecas" and not to mention a dessert as tasty and refreshing "Hailstones" (popularly known as "Churchill") .
Art Art is a leading exponent for the city also currently has more than 25 sculptures in stone product of national and international symposia and are located along the "Paseo de los Turistas" and on the boulevard outside the cathedral to be enjoyed by the public. Painters in the national and international quality of Mr. Trejos and "Iogui" among others are renowned for the visual art that graces the province. In addition, the theater becomes a very strong form of expression which is home to two Awards Punatenas National Theater (2008) and constantly delights audiences with stagings of actors and actresses as guests and strangers Buenos Aires.
Administrative divisions The province of Puntarenas is divided into 11 cantons and 43 districts. The cantons and headers are:
Puntarenas, Puntarenas
Esparza, Esparza
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Montes de Oro, Miramar
Osa, Ciudad Cortés
Aguirre, Quepos
Golfito, Golfito
Coto Brus, San Vito
Parrita Parrita
Brokers, Ciudad Neily
Garabito, Jacó
The capital is Puntarenas, which has grown from a village to gain city status, as its population has grown rapidly, to the point of reaching neighboring towns absorb as Barranca. The city of Puntarenas is located on a spit of land several miles long and about 400 m wide, flanked by a creek on one side and the Pacific Ocean, on the other. Puntarenas is the largest province of Costa and is connected to the rest of the country for good roads, and has a ferry across the Gulf of Nicoya. It is located 115 km from the capital.
In general, the province is characterized by a warm and humid, wet tropical type, with temperatures hovering around 34 ° C, and lows rarely fall below 20 ° C. The temperature histories are trademark of 17C and 42.3C, the latter also represents the highest temperature recorded in Costa Rica. The vegetation of the province is responsible for this climate zone, characterized by palm trees, palm and other trees native to warm areas. However, there are more temperate zones, like the Monteverde area, known as the place where many immigrants live in conservative religious ideologies, primarily from the United States.
Its geography is irregular, with wetlands (Corcovado), islands (Chira, Deer, Negritos, Luke, etc.)., Mangroves and peninsulas (Osa and Nicoya).
During pre-Columbian times, Puntarenas and the surrounding areas of the Gulf of Nicoya were occupied by the Chorotegas, in the center by the Bruncas and south by Burica. In 1720 appeared the name of the place like Punta Arenas. Before the country's independence 1821, who ruled the area was Don Tomas de Acosta. This I ask Royal Audience of Guatemala declared Puntarenas, Costa Rica's main port. Indeed, and in 1814 was declared the biggest port in the country until today.
Attractions
PuntarenasUno Cathedral of tourist sites in the city par excellence, is the Paseo de los Turistas, which is a kind of pedestrian avenue that borders the ocean, which is found in all types of businesses: hotels, bars, ice cream parlors, discos etc.. Also on this province Marino Historical Museum and the Marine Park which is very new in the city.
The city has a hospital (Monsignor Sanabria), stage (Miguel "Lito" Pérez) and football team first division, and all basic services (police, telephones, shops, etc.).
Its main economic activities are tourism, fishing, agriculture. This province offers tourists sun, sand, tropical beaches, fun, parties, music and good food. Here is the Manuel Antonio National Park with stunning white sand beaches and tropical rainforest, Corcovado National Park, Private Reserve Monteverde Cloud Forest, known habitat for the golden frog species and the Ballena Marine National Park.
Playa Uvita, Costa Rica in this province is the tourist wharf place of arrival of many international cruises.
The carnival of the city of Puntarenas stand out as the most popular festival of the province, are made at the end of January, people across the country is about to celebrate it also excels Sea Festival in February and the festivities of the Virgen del Mar in July, when parades of decorated fishing boats.
Puntarenas is known for its delicious food from some coastal dishes can mention "the vigoron", "Puntarenas ceviche," "the chuchecas" and not to mention a dessert as tasty and refreshing "Hailstones" (popularly known as "Churchill") .
Art Art is a leading exponent for the city also currently has more than 25 sculptures in stone product of national and international symposia and are located along the "Paseo de los Turistas" and on the boulevard outside the cathedral to be enjoyed by the public. Painters in the national and international quality of Mr. Trejos and "Iogui" among others are renowned for the visual art that graces the province. In addition, the theater becomes a very strong form of expression which is home to two Awards Punatenas National Theater (2008) and constantly delights audiences with stagings of actors and actresses as guests and strangers Buenos Aires.
Administrative divisions The province of Puntarenas is divided into 11 cantons and 43 districts. The cantons and headers are:
Puntarenas, Puntarenas
Esparza, Esparza
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Montes de Oro, Miramar
Osa, Ciudad Cortés
Aguirre, Quepos
Golfito, Golfito
Coto Brus, San Vito
Parrita Parrita
Brokers, Ciudad Neily
Garabito, Jacó
