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the Costa Rican colón (CRC), used in Costa Rica since 1896 the Salvadoran colón (SVC), used in El Salvador from 1892 until 2001, when it was replaced by the American dollar Symbol
Four private banks, the Banco Anglo–Costarricense, the Banco Comercial de Costa Rica, the Banco de Costa Rica and the Banco Mercantil de Costa Rica, issued notes between 1864 and 1917. The Banco Anglo–Costarricense was established in 1864 and issued notes from 1864 to 1917. It later became a state-owned bank and in 1994 went bankrupt and ...
Santa Ana (Spanish: Cantón de Santa Ana) is the ninth canton in the San José province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] It is located in the Central Valley.It borders with the Alajuela canton to the north, the Mora canton to the south and west, the Escazú canton to the east, as well as the Belén canton to the north east. [4]
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San Francisco de Dos Ríos is the sixth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. [1] [2] It is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown (officially composed by the districts of El Carmen, Merced, Hospital and Catedral). The district is primarily residential and industrial.
San Isidro de El General (Spanish pronunciation: [san iˈsiðɾo ðe el xeneˈɾal]) is the first district of the canton of Pérez Zeledón, in the southern part of the province of San José in Costa Rica, as well as the name of said district's main city. [1] [2] San Isidro de El General is the most populous city in the Brunca region.
The 1991 Costa Rica earthquake, also known as the Limon earthquake or Bocas del Toro earthquake, occurred at 3:57 pm local time (21:56:51 UTC) on April 22. The epicenter of the 7.7 M w earthquake was in Pandora, Valle La Estrella , in the Caribbean region of Limon , Costa Rica , 225 kilometres (140 mi) southeast of San José .
Telecommunications in Costa Rica include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Radio and television Radio ...