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  2. San Ramón, Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Economy of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The economy of Costa Rica has been very stable for some years now, with continuing growth in the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and moderate inflation, though with a high unemployment rate: 11.49% in 2019. [16] Costa Rica's economy emerged from recession in 1997 and has shown strong aggregate growth since then.

  4. Escazú (canton) - Wikipedia

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    Escazú is the second canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. [2] [3] The canton lies west of the San José Canton, and its whole territory is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area. The canton was one of the country's earliest, established on December 7, 1848. [4] As the metropolitan area has expanded Escazú has become a suburban ...

  5. La Fortuna Waterfall (Costa Rica) - Wikipedia

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    La Fortuna Waterfall ( Spanish for "the fortune") is in central Costa Rica, in the Alajuela Province. In Spanish, it is known as Catarata Fortuna. The waterfall drops about 70−75 meters and is at the base of the dormant Chato volcano, about 5.5 km outside of the town of La Fortuna, near the Arenal Volcano. It is fed by the Fortuna River, [1 ...

  6. University for Peace - Wikipedia

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    www .upeace .org. View of Costa Rica Campus. The University for Peace ( UPEACE) is an international university and intergovernmental organization established as a treaty organisation by the United Nations General Assembly in 1980. [1] The university offers postgraduate, doctoral, and executive [2] programmes related to the study of peace and ...

  7. Reedley, California - Wikipedia

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    1659495, 2410920. Website. www .reedley .ca .gov. Reedley is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. It is located in the San Joaquin Valley, 22 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Fresno, [10] at an elevation of 348 feet (106 m). [8] The population at the 2010 census was 24,194.

  8. Museo Nacional de Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.museocostarica.go.cr. The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica is the national museum of Costa Rica, located in the capital of San José. It is located at Calle 17, between Central and Second Avenue, Cuesta de Moras. It moved to its current location in 1950. The museum holds the nation's treasures such as the memorial of Glory and is home ...

  9. La Selva Biological Station - Wikipedia

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    La Selva Biological Station is located in the Central Conservation Area (91,000 ha) in the north-eastern lowlands of Costa Rica (10°26´ N, 83°59´ W). [3] It encompasses 1,536 ha of classic-lowland tropical rain forest. The Sarapiquí and Puerto Viejo Rivers border the Station to the north, the Peje River to the west, and the Sábalo-Esquina ...