Balsa
in Puntarenas of Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
9.851 and -85.115 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 9° 51' 2" and W -85° 6' 53"
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: 01:22 PM (Tuesday)
Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:43 am and 5:18 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

Explore Balsa

Balsa in Puntarenas (Provincia de Puntarenas) is a city in Costa Rica about 70 mi (or 113 km) west of San Jose, the country's capital.

Local time in Balsa is now 01:22 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Costa Rica with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 5 airports in the vicinity of Balsa. The closest airport in Costa Rica is Tambor Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Area de Conservación Guanacaste in a distance of 85 mi (or 137 km), North-East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bejuco, Zapotal, Puntarenas, Jaco and Tilaran. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 83 °F

Morning Temperature 25°C / 78 °F
Evening Temperature 26°C / 80 °F
Night Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 69%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Tuesday, 3rd of December 2024

30°C (86 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Wednesday, 4th of December 2024

27°C (81 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Thursday, 5th of December 2024

28°C (82 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Posada Cerro Escondido

Address
4,1 mi
Dentro de la Reserva Karen Mogensen
61101 Dominicas
Costa Rica

Time Information

Checkout: 14:00 - Checkin: 08:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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