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Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is a coastal town in Talamanca in Limón Province in southeastern Costa Rica, known simply as Puerto Viejo to locals. [1] The town was originally called Old Harbour until the Costa Rican government institutionalized Spanish as the national language and changed the names of the towns and landmarks in the area from English to Spanish or Native American.
Talamanca has an area of 2,809.93 km 2 [4] and a mean elevation of 29 metres. [2] The county is noted for its beautiful beaches, especially in Cahuita and Puerto Viejo, which are popular tourist locations. Talamanca contains one of Costa Rica's three official border-crossing points with Panama, the Sixaola-Guabito crossing.
The Jaguar Rescue Center (Spanish: Centro de Rescate Jaguar) is an animal rescue center located near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca in the Limón Province of Costa Rica.The center is dedicated to the rehabilitation of mistreated, injured, orphaned, and/or confiscated animals. [1]
[5] [6] According to a census by the Ministerio de Salud of Costa Rica however, there are 11,500 Bribri living within service range of the Hone Creek Clinic alone, suggesting the total Costa Rican Bribri population is larger. They are also a voting majority in the Puerto Viejo de Talamanca area.
Puerto Viejo has an area of 428.17 km 2 [3] and an elevation of 37 metres. [1] The zone is of flat topography and is furrowed with mighty rivers of rambling course, the main one being the Sucio River. It is located in the northern region of the country.
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