San Francisco
in Osa of Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
8.891 and -83.377 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 8° 53' 27" and W -83° 22' 38"
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: 12:00 PM (Tuesday)
Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:34 am and 5:12 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Costa Rica in Central America

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

Touring San Francisco

San Francisco in Osa (Provincia de Puntarenas) is a town located in Costa Rica about 87 mi (or 139 km) south-east of San Jose, the country's capital place.

Time in San Francisco is now 12:00 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Costa Rica with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 6 airports nearby San Francisco. The closest airport in Costa Rica is Palmar Sur Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís in a distance of 58 mi (or 94 km), East. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Golfito, Sabalito, Canas Gordas, Rio Sereno and Monte Lirio. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Evening Temperature 26°C / 78 °F
Night Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Chance of rainfall 9%
Air Humidity 74%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Tuesday, 3rd of December 2024

30°C (86 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, few clouds.

Wednesday, 4th of December 2024

29°C (85 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.

Thursday, 5th of December 2024

29°C (84 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

La Mansion Inn Arenal

Address
6,0 mi
Road 142, 20 Kms West from the Dam
50807 Nuevo Arenal
Costa Rica

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Palmar Sur Osa Airport Costa Rica

Published: October 01, 2012
Length: 01:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Nick Halverson

Palmar Sur regional airport in Osa, Costa Rica. This is a video of the 'new' terminal (opened ~2010). This airport has daily flights to/from San Jose and Quepos on Costa Rica's two local airlines...


Palmar Sur Landing Strip Estate

Published: August 11, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ben Vaughn

6 hectares of gorgeous, tree'd property in Palmar Sur, Costa Rica with private access to the regional airport there. Enormous & elegant old trees.


Take off from Palma Sur Costa Rica

Published: April 05, 2008
Length: 52:18 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: badmuts50

After spending good times in Corcovado N.P. we took off from airstip Palma Sur in Costa Rica march 17 at 10.30 am with Sansa Air for a half-hour flight to San Jose.


Drone UDI prueba 2

Published: October 08, 2014
Length: 41:28 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Granjadelsur

Palmar Sur Costa Rica.


UFC Palmar Norte

Published: October 20, 2010
Length: 53:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ranndy Salas

Una tarde de estudio, jajaja bueno eso se creía.


Por el río Grande de Terraba en el sur de Costa Rica.MP4

Published: December 29, 2010
Length: 21:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: LUIS SAMUDIO


Esferas de Piedra Costa Rica

Published: June 27, 2012
Length: 00:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Proyecto Esferas

Proyecto de ley 18105 en la región sur de Costa Rica, Una opción para darle la significancia suficiente al tema de las esferas de piedra como para enriquecer la cultura de nuestro ser, como...


Costa Rica Lapas (macaws) Flying Overhead

Published: July 24, 2013
Length: 00:02 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Nick Halverson

Filmed in Palmar Norte, Costa Rica (Osa). A flock of macaws were flying overhead 'squawking'.


Osa Territorio de Encuentro

Published: August 24, 2012
Length: 20:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Proyecto Esferas

Una muestra de Osa de la mano de su gente y los visitantes de la zona.


boruca - fiesta de los diablitos

Published: January 05, 2010
Length: 57:02 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: jan dwire

The Boruca festival happens at the end of December annually. The re-enactment illustrates the Boruca Indians defeating the spanish, represented by a bull. The intricately carved balsa masks...


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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
San Francisco de Tinoco, San Francisco