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24-529: San Ramón was created on 21 August 1856 by decree 17. San Ramón has an area of 1,018.64 km² and a mean elevation of 974 metres. An oddly-shaped canton, San Ramon stretches north through the eastern heights of the Cordillera de Tilarán , looking down on the Central Valley (Valle Central) to its east. The canton forms the border with the province of Guanacaste to the west. The canton of San Ramón

48-600: A 313-kilometre (194-mile) border with Nicaragua to the north, and a 348-km border with Panama to the south. Costa Rica claims an exclusive economic zone of 574,725 km (221,903 sq mi) with 200 nautical miles (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi). Land use: Arable land: 4.8%. Permanent crops: 6.66%. Other: 88.54%. Administrative divisions of Costa Rica include 7 provinces , 82 cantons , and 478 districts . There are also 24 indigenous territories . There are about 79 islands of Costa Rica ,

72-575: A natural World Heritage Site in 1983. It is part of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor , UNESCO's project shared by eight Central American countries (Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala and Mexico) to help protect the remaining pristine mountain forest and wildlife of Central America . A trail has been established to access the peak, which begins in the small community of Tres Colinas (Tres Colinas can be accessed by four-wheel drive from

96-514: A small creek, camp 2 is at kilometer 18 kilometres (11 mi) and also along a creek, and camp 3 is at kilometer 25 kilometres (16 mi), and the summit is at 27.5 kilometres (17 mi). Asotur currently requires that all parties be accompanied by a guide when entering the park via the Cerro Kamuk trail. The trail follows the ridge and crosses many other peaks including: Kutsi, Bekom, Kasir, Nai, Dudo, and Apri before arriving at Kamuk. Water

120-733: Is 112.4 km . Freshwater withdrawal is 5.77 km /year (15%/9%/77%), or per capita: 1,582 m /year. Agriculture is the largest water user demanding around 53% of total supplies while the sector contributes 6.5% to the Costa Rica GDP. Both total and per capita water usage is very high in comparison to other Central American countries but when measured against available freshwater sources, Costa Rica uses only 5% of its available supply. Increasing urbanization will put pressure on water resources management in Costa Rica . Cerro Kamuk Cerro Kamuk (also known as Cerro Pico Blanco)

144-719: Is a mountain in the Cordillera de Talamanca, in La Amistad International Park , in eastern Costa Rica , close to the border with Panama . It rises to 3,549 metres (11,644 ft) above sea level. It is one of the highest mountains in Central America. Indigenous peoples of the area include the Bribris and Cabecar . The area protected comprised four national parks clustered together that became La Amistad Biosphere Reserve . UNESCO declared it

168-609: Is also higher on the Caribbean side than on the Pacific side. The mean annual temperature on the coastal lowlands is around 27 °C (81 °F), 20 °C (68 °F) in the main populated areas of the Cordillera Central, and below 10 °C (50 °F) on the summits of the highest mountains. Costa Rica is a biodiversity hotspot . While the country has only about 0.03% of the world's landmass, it contains 5% of

192-484: Is located between 8 and 12 degrees north of the Equator , the climate is tropical year round. However, the country has many microclimates depending on elevation, rainfall, topography, and by the geography of each particular region. Costa Rica's seasons are defined by how much rain falls during a particular period. The year can be split into two periods, the dry season known to the residents as summer ( verano ), and

216-505: Is only easily accessible at camp areas. The trail to Kamuk begins amidst former agricultural lands that are being reclaimed by forest, and then enters montane oak forest rich with epiphytes , at higher elevation the trail passes through peat bogs, and eventually enters páramo . Chusquea bamboo is common along the trail especially at higher elevation. The area is home to abundant wildlife including puma, jaguar, tayra , brocket deer and tapir . This Costa Rican location article

240-492: Is protected by the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), which oversees all of the country's protected areas . There 29 national parks of Costa Rica many conservation areas of Costa Rica. Together protected areas comprise over one-fourth of Costa Rican territory. 9.3% of the country is protected under IUCN categories I-V. Around 25% of the country's land area is in protected national parks and protected areas,

264-483: Is subdivided into the following districts : For the 2011 census , San Ramón had a population of 80,566 inhabitants. The canton is covered by the following road routes: This Costa Rican location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cordillera de Tilar%C3%A1n Costa Rica is located on the Central American Isthmus , surrounding the point 10° north of

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288-463: Is the case in much of Central America, the avian species in Costa Rica are a mix of North and South American species. The country's abundant fruit trees, many of which bear fruit year round, are hugely important to the birds, some of whom survive on diets that consist only of one or two types of fruit. Some of the country's most notable avian species include the resplendent quetzal , scarlet macaw , three-wattled bellbird , bare-necked umbrellabird , and

312-661: The equator and 84° west of the prime meridian . It has 212 km of Caribbean Sea coastline and 1,016 on the North Pacific Ocean . The area is 51,100 km of which 40 km is water. It is slightly smaller than Bosnia and Herzegovina . Costa Rica is located on the Caribbean Plate . It borders the Cocos Plate in the Pacific Ocean which is being subducted beneath it. This forms

336-439: The keel-billed toucan . The Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad is allowed to collect royalties on any biological discoveries of medical importance. Costa Rica is a center of biological diversity for reptiles and amphibians , including the world's fastest running lizard, the spiny-tailed iguana ( Ctenosaura similis ). Hydropower is produced from Lake Arenal , the largest lake in Costa Rica. Total renewable water resources

360-676: The volcanoes in Costa Rica , also known as the Central America Volcanic Arc . The Caribbean Plate began its eastward migration during the Late Cretaceous . During the Late Paleocene , a local sea-level low-stand assisted by the continental uplift of the western margin of South America, resulted in a land bridge over which several groups of mammals apparently took part in an interchange. Many earthquakes in Costa Rica have occurred. Costa Rica shares

384-854: The Americas . Much of the Cordillera de Talamanca is included in the La Amistad International Park , which is shared between Costa Rica and Panama. It contains the country's highest peaks: the Cerro Chirripó and the Cerro Kamuk . Much of the region is covered by the Talamancan montane forests . It also includes the Cerros de Escazú which borders the Costa Rican Central Valley to the south. Interrogate land covers 1,031 km . Rivers of Costa Rica all drain into

408-531: The Caribbean or the Pacific. Cocos Island is the southwestern extreme of the country. Otherwise to the north it's Peñas Blancas, to the south and east one of manyPanama border, and to the west the Santa Elena Peninsula. The lowest point is sea level, and the tallest is Colero Chillido : at 3810 m which is the biggest. The climate is tropical. Hot season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands. Because Costa Rica

432-551: The country. However, many species are endangered . According to the World Conservation Monitoring Centre , 209 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and plants are endangered. Some of the country's most endangered species are the harpy eagle , the giant anteater , the golden toad and the jaguar . The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reports the golden toad as extinct. Over 25% of Costa Rica's national territory

456-464: The largest percentage of protected areas in the world (developing world average 13%, developed world average 8%). Tortuguero National Park is home to monkeys, sloths, birds, and a variety of reptiles. The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is home to about 2,000 plant species, including numerous orchids. Over 400 types of birds and more than 100 species of mammals can be found there. Over 840 species of birds have been identified in Costa Rica. As

480-536: The most remote being Cocos Island and the largest being Isla Calero . The nation's coastal plain is separated by the Cordillera Central and the Cordillera de Talamanca , which form the spine of the country and separate the Pacific and Caribbean drainage divides . The Cordillera de Guanacaste is in the north near the border with Nicaragua and forms part of the Continental Divide of

504-520: The rainy season, known locally as winter ( invierno ). The "summer" or dry season goes from December to April, and "winter" or rainy season goes from May to November, which almost coincides with the Atlantic hurricane season , and during this time, it rains constantly in some regions. The location receiving the most rain is the Caribbean slopes of the Cordillera Central mountains, with an annual rainfall of over 5,000 mm (196.9 in). Humidity

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528-492: The town of Portero Grande). Access to the trail is primarily managed through the community-based organization called Asotur Tres Colinas. The National System of Conservation Areas or SINAC also has a station in Tres Colinas, but as of March 2020 it is not being staffed. The trek is 55 kilometers round trip with three designated camp areas along the route. Camp 1 is located just after kilometer 10 kilometres (6 mi) along

552-498: The world's biodiversity . It is home to about 12,119 species of plants , of which 950 are endemic . There are 117 native trees and more than 1,400 types of orchids ; a third of them can be found in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve . Almost a half of the country's land is covered by forests, though only 3.5% is covered by primary forests. Deforestation in Costa Rica has been reduced from some of

576-411: The worst rates in the world from 1973 to 1989, to almost zero by 2005. The diversity of wildlife in Costa Rica is very high; there are 441 species of amphibians and reptiles , 838 species of birds , 232 species of mammals and 181 species of fresh water fish. Costa Rica has high levels of endemism ; 81 species of amphibians and reptiles, 17 species of birds and 7 species of mammals are endemic to

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