Aranjuez River

	Aranjuez River The Aranjuez () is a river in Costa Rica that has its source in the mountains and crosses the Guatusos province of Puntarenas. Its basin is about in area. It empties into the Gulf of Nicoya, in the Pacific Ocean. It takes its name from the defunct colonial city of Aranjuez Aranjuez () is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Community of Madrid. Located in the southern end of the region, the main urban nucleus lies on the left bank of the Tagus, a bit upstream of the discharge of the Jarama. , the munici ..., which existed in the late 16th century. At the mouth of the river was the port of Ribera, in the place now called Pitahaya Vieja. See also * List of rivers of Costa Rica References Rivers of Costa Rica {{CostaRica-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime boundary, maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of nearly . An estimated people live in the capital and largest city, San José, Costa Rica, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area. The sovereign state is a Presidential system, presidential republic. It has a long-standing and stable Constitution of Costa Rica, constitutional democracy and a highly educated workforce. The country spends roughly 6.9% of its budget (2016) on education, compared to a global average of 4.4%. Its economy, once heavily dependent on agriculture, has diversified to include sectors such as finance, corporate services for foreign companies, pharmaceut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Puntarenas Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which comprises the Puntarenas, Chacarita and El Roble districts. As the city of the first canton of the province, it is the capital city of the Puntarenas Province as well, according to the Administrative divisions of Costa Rica. Toponymy The name ''Puntarenas'' comes from a portmanteau of ''punta'' and ''arenas'', which means "point" and "sands", respectively. In English this would translate roughly to "Sand Point". The name is first referenced by the arrival in February 1720 of the pirate John Clipperton to the area, which recorded in his journals to have arrived to a "Punta de Arena", referring to the needle-like area on which the city stands today. The name is also given to the oddly shaped province of Puntarenas, which (as the most extensive province in the country), has its largest section in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Gulf Of Nicoya The Gulf of Nicoya () is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. It separates the Nicoya Peninsula from the mainland of Costa Rica, and encompasses a marine and coastal landscape of wetlands, rocky islands and cliffs. The first Spanish landing in Nicaragua took place here in 1519. Islands Chira Island Venado Island Isla Caballo Isla Bejuco Isla San Lucas Isla Gitana Tortuga Island, Costa Rica References External links Bays of Costa Rica Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean, Nicoya Geography of Guanacaste Province Geography of Puntarenas Province {{Guanacaste-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east. At in area (as defined with a southern Antarctic border), the Pacific Ocean is the largest division of the World Ocean and the hydrosphere and covers approximately 46% of Earth's water surface and about 32% of the planet's total surface area, larger than its entire land area ().Pacific Ocean . ''Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Concise.'' 2008: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The centers of both the Land and water hemispheres, water hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere, as well as the Pole of inaccessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aranjuez (Costa Rica) Aranjuez was a Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...n settlement founded in 1568 by the Governor Pero Afán de Ribera y Gómez. It was situated on the banks of the Aranjuez River and was a short distance from the Pacific Ocean coast where a pier, known as the Ribera port, simultaneously emerged. Aranjuez was depopulated in 1574 by order of the interim governor Alonso Anguciana de Gamboa, who relocated the population to the town of Espiritu Santo which he founded. References {{coord, 10, 03, N, 84, 48, W, display=title, region:CR_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Former populated places in Costa Rica Populated places established in 1568 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pitahaya Vieja Pitaya () or pitahaya () (common names strawberry pear or dragon fruit) is the fruit of several cactus species indigenous to the region of southern Mexico and along the Pacific coasts of Guatemala, Costa Rica, and El Salvador. Pitaya is cultivated in East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the United States, the Caribbean, Australia, Brazil, and throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world. ''Pitaya'' usually refers to fruit of the genus ''Stenocereus'', while ''pitahaya'' or ''dragon fruit'' refers to fruit of the genus ''Selenicereus'' (formerly ''Hylocereus''), both in the family Cactaceae. The common name in English derives from the leather-like skin and scaly spikes on the fruit exterior, resembling dragon skin. Depending on the variety, pitaya fruits may have sweet- or sour-tasting flesh that can be red, white, or yellow in color. Vernacular names These fruits are commonly known in English as strawberry pear or dragon fruit, a name used since 1963, apparent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Rivers Of Costa Rica This is a list of rivers in Costa Rica. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Caribbean Sea * San Juan River Colorado River (distributary) * Chirripó River Sarapiquí River * Toro River * Sucio River San Carlos River * Arenal River Pocosol River ''Lake Nicaragua (Nicaragua)'' * Frío River ** Sabogal River Celeste River (Buenavista River) * Zapote River * Niño River (Pizote River) * Sapoá River * Suerte River * Tortuguero River * Reventazón River Parismina River * Jiménez River Atirro River Pejibaye River ** Orosí River Pacuare River Matina River ** Chirripó Duchi River (Chirripó Atlañtico River) * Banano River * Estrella River * Sixaola River Yorkin River Uren River Lari River Coen River ** Telire River Pacific Ocean * Tamarindo River * Nosara River * Tempisque River Bebedero River * Cañas River * Piedras River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]