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12-673: The city is the economic and political center of the region, especially for the agricultural and dairy industries. The Quesada district and its surrounding areas produce about 65% of all milk in Costa Rica. Quesada has an area of 144 km and an elevation of 656 metres. It is located at the foot of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) on the southern edge of the San Carlos Plain, an expansive lowland that forms

24-468: A R&D center operating in the same facilities Dos Pinos . There are several hot springs in the area, some of which have developed into resorts, attracting Costa Ricans and foreign tourists. Zoológico La Marina is a private nonprofit zoo operated by the Alfaro family on five hectares of their cattle ranch. There are more than 450 species of animals and birds on display, most of which were confiscated by

36-498: 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. For the 2011 census , Quesada had a population of 42,060 inhabitants. The district

48-772: Is a volcanic mountain range in central Costa Rica which continues from the Continental Divide to east of Cordillera de Tilarán . It extends 80 km from Tapezco Pass to the Turrialba Volcano and ends on the Pacuare River . It is separated from Cordillera de Tilarán by Balsa River and Platanar and Zarcero hills. The Cordillera Central is part of the American Cordillera , a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form

60-440: Is covered by the following road routes: The city is a major commercial center for ranching and agricultural enterprises in the surrounding area. It is known for its leather goods, as well as for its dairy production. The city harbours some important manufacturing plants related to the agribusiness sector. This city harbors facilities of Costa Rica's largest dairy cooperative in order to produce cheese and powder milk. It also has

72-546: The Poás Volcano is the central feature of Poás Volcano National Park , featuring permanent fumarolic activity. Barva Volcano features prominent hydrothermal activity (hot springs) and is a part of Braulio Carrillo National Park . Irazú Volcano National Park contains Irazú Volcano, the highest volcano of Costa Rica. The significant elevation of the volcano makes it a strategic site for telecommunications, many national television and radio stations have their antennas at

84-489: The area around the Turrialba Volcano in Cartago Province . Major eruptions in the past have occurred in the years between 1864 and 1868. Volcanism increased in the park starting in 2014 and has featured ash clouds that have repeatedly impacted portions of Costa Rica with deposits of gritty soot and caused temporary closures of Juan Santamaría International Airport in the capital city of San Jose . Besides

96-634: The government from illegal private ownership. The facility also maintains a successful breeding program of tapirs, an increasingly endangered species. It is 11 kilometers northeast of Ciudad Quesada on the road to Aguas Zarcas. The town's football club is A.D. San Carlos , who have spent over 25 years in the Costa Rican Primera División . They play their home games at the Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez . Cordillera Central (Costa Rica) The Cordillera Central

108-400: The park was closed to tourists from 2012, and reopened on 4 December 2020. Meanwhile, new emergency shelters were created, the visitor center was renovated, and railings at lookout spots were added. A two kilometer perimeter closure around the crater is still in place. The main access is through Route 417 , however as of December 2020 there is a conflict of interests between the owners of

120-667: The summit. Turrialba Volcano National Park centered on Turrialba Volcano features fumarolic activity and gas emissions. This Costa Rican location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Turrialba Volcano National Park Turrialba Volcano National Park , or in Spanish the Parque Nacional Volcan Turrialba is a national park in the Central Conservation Area of Costa Rica that encompasses

132-505: The views of the crater, it is possible to see the Caribbean plains, Turrialba valley and Talamanca mountain range. There are eighty four species of birds and eleven species of mammals in the park. A moderate to high difficulty hike is available to tourists, a previous phone reservation is required, the entry fee is set as CRC ₡1000 for residents and USD $ 12 for foreigners, and there is now a mandatory tour group guide fee of CRC ₡6000. Tours start from 06:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Due to eruptions,

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144-444: The western "backbone" of North America , Central America , South America and Antarctica . It contains four large volcanoes Poás (2,708 m), Barva (2,906 m), Irazú and Turrialba (3,340 m). The highest peak is Irazú at 3,432 m. South of the range lie elevated plains of central tectonic depression of Costa Rican Central Valley . Cordillera Central's four main volcanoes are protected as national parks . Volcanic massif of

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