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Garabito has an area of 316.31 km 2 [4] and a mean elevation of 22 metres. [2] The canton lies along the north-central Pacific coast between Punta Loros near the town of Tivives and the mouth of the Tusubres River. The eastern boundary runs through the Fila Negra, a coastal mountain range.
Garabito is perhaps, along with Pablo Presbere, the best known of the indigenous kings of Costa Rica, mainly because he was the one who most resisted the conquest of the country by the Spaniards in the 16th century. Many legends have been woven around his figure, highlighting his fierce and untamed character. [1]
Garabito statue in the Garabito Canton City Hall. The empire, domain or lordship of King Garabito was a vast territory controlled by Huetar King Garabito and that extended through most of the Central Valley of Costa Rica from the Virilla River (natural border with the also Huetar but smaller Señorío del Guarco) in modern San José to the Atlantic Slope in what is now the north of the country ...
Map of Costa Rica. This is a list of ... Islands of Costa Rica Name Area Coordinate Isla Calero: 151.6 km 2 (58.5 sq mi) Isla Brava: 44.4 km 2 (17.1 sq ...
The Western Huetar Kingdom, also called Lordship of Garabito, Kingdom of Garabito or Cacicazgo of Garabito, was an Amerindian nation located in Costa Rica. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was one of the two great indigenous kingdoms of the central part of the country , the other was the Eastern Huetar Kingdom or Lordship of El Guarco .
Garabito: Creation: 30 November 1988: Area • Total. 172.87 km 2 ... Tárcoles is a district of the Garabito canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
The municipality is a part of the Greater Metropolitan Area. [27] The district of Santa Bárbara is the smallest district of the Santa Bárbara canton. [28] With respect to the other districts, Santa Bárbara is the most central. Santa Bárbara is in the Cordillera Central. [29] It is a potential disaster zone, like many other areas of Costa ...
It is 64 km to the northeast of the capital city of Costa Rica, on the route 32. The city of Limón is to 99 km to the east. The population centers of the district are: City: Guápiles; Neighborhoods (Barrios): Cecilia, Diamantes, Emilia, Floresta, Coopevigua (1,2,3), Garabito, Palmera, Los Sauces, La Urba, Toro Amarillo