Montaña Azul
in Heredia of Provincia de Heredia, Costa Rica
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Juan Santamaria International Airport (14 mi) - Tobias Bolanos International Airport (16 mi)
- Rio Frio / Progreso Airport (20 mi)
- Guapiles Airport (24 mi)
- Arenal Airport (38 mi)
- Aerotortuguero Airport (51 mi)
- Quepos Managua Airport (52 mi)
- Barra del Colorado Airport (55 mi)
- Area de Conservación Guanacaste (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís (Unesco heritage, 142 mi)
- Zoo Ave (zoo, (15 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 10.192 and -84.154 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 10° 11' 32" and W -84° 9' 14"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Colon - CRC
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:26 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:40 am and 5:13 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Costa Rica.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Costa Rica. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Montaña Azul
Montaña Azul in Heredia (Provincia de Heredia) is a place in Costa Rica about 19 mi (or 30 km) north of San Jose, the country's capital city.
Current time in Montaña Azul is now 11:26 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Costa Rica with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports near Montaña Azul. The closest airport in Costa Rica is Juan Santamaria International Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Costa Rica is Area de Conservación Guanacaste in a distance of 48 mi (or 77 km), North. We encountered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sabanilla, Dulce Nombre de Jesus, Alajuela, Heredia and La Virgen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 71 °F
| Morning Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 41% |
| Air Humidity | 81% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Tuesday, 3rd of December 2024
19°C (67 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
25°C (77 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
20°C (69 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
El Churrasco Hotel Restaurante
Tiquicia Lodge
Lagunillas del Poas
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Cascades La Paz Waterfall Gardens à Alajuela
Découvrez sur le blog http://www.vert-costa-rica.fr, les cascades de La Paz, « Catarata La Paz Waterfall Gardens », qui se trouvent à Vara Blanca, à seulement deux pas du volcan Poas......
Inside the Toucan Aviary at La Paz Waterfall Gardens
A 360° view of the toucan cage at La Paz Waterfall Gardens in Vara Blanca, Costa Rica.
Catarata del Ángel en Alajuela, Costa Rica.
a través de YouTube Capture.
Tug-of-war with a Jaguar in Costa Rica!
Visit La Paz Waterfall Gardens in Costa Rica and play tug-of-war with a jaguar! This was truly an amazing experience!
Fraijanes Jungle Trip
Our visit to the Casa Shalom Missionary Retreat House.
Poas Volcano Lodge, Alajuela, Costa Rica
http://www.costaricantrails.com/hotels/shoestring/poaslodge_hotel.html Poas Volcano Lodge is nestled into the rolling pastures and the cloudy rainforest at the foothills of the Poás Volcano,...
Almuerzo en Chubascos
Recuerdos del almuerzo del día del Padre. 16 de junio de 2002. Restaurante Chubascos. Alajuela, Costa Rica.
hotel tango mar costarica 2012
tangomar costarica 2012.
Bosque de Paz Hotel - Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica
http://davidsbeenhere.com David's Been Here is touring the beautiful Bosque de Paz, or Forest of Peace, located in central Costa Rica. With 1800 acres of private biological reserve, this place...
Bird Watching - Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica
http://davidsbeenhere.com David's Been Here is in Costa Rica's Bosque de Paz, where David and crew head out early one morning to take in the country's best bird watching. With hundreds of different.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica
La Paz is a waterfall in central Costa Rica. In Spanish, it is known as Catarata de La Paz. It is 31 kilometres north of Alajuela, between Vara Blanca and Cinchona. The waterfall is located immediately alongside the road from Alajuela that leads to the northern plains of Costa Rica. The River La Paz forms the waterfall after traversing 8 kilometres of volcanic terrain, and then continues through the rainforest of the eastern side of Poás Volcano.
2009 Costa Rica earthquake
The 2009 Costa Rica earthquake (also known as Cinchona Earthquake), occurred at 1:21:34 pm local time on January 8, 2009. The epicenter of the 6.1 Mw earthquake was in northern Costa Rica, 30 kilometres north-northwest of San José. The earthquake was felt all over Costa Rica as well as in southern central Nicaragua.
Vara Blanca
Vara Blanca is a small village located between Poas Volcano and Barva Volcano in Costa Rica. It is an important cross-road location for all major traffic connecting the northern parts of Costa Rica especially the Sarapiqui River delta area with the major population area of the San Jose Central Valley. On January 8, 2009 it was struck by a very large earthquake known as the Cinchona Earthquake.
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