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Costa Rica Travel: It was incorporated in 1901. Pop. 3,157.
PUNTARENAS, poon-ta-ra'nas, province, costa rica travel Rica, on the Pacific Ocean, 4,300 square miles in extent. It includes Osa Peninsula and the southern part of Nicoya Peninsula. It is served by the Inter-American Highway and local railroads. The chief products are rice, corn, beans, and fruit. Mother-of-pearl fishing is done on the coast, and coconuts are grown. Pop. (1960) 141,194.
PUNTARENAS, city, costa rica travel Rica, capital of Puntarenas Province, a Pacific port on the Gulf of Nicoya, 50 miles west of San Jose, lying on a long, narrow strip of land enclosing a lagoon. It has a large coastal trade and is served by railroad, highway, and steamer. A popular summer resort, it has the usual seaside amenities, and is a center for tuna fishing and visits to ancient Indian sites. Shipbuilding, saltmaking, soap, beverages, and tortoiseshell articles are among its industries. Sharks are captured, and their skin and oil processed. Pop. (1960) 18,299.In La "Sabena suburb are located the National Stadium and the local airport. The community is served by good schools and hospitals, and there are more than 20 radio stations. The University of costa rica travel Rica (founded 1843) has an annual enrollment of over 3,500 students.San Jose was founded about 1736 and became the national capital in 1823 when the government was moved from Cartago. Pop. (1960) 112,066.
SAN JUAN, san won', city, Texas, in Hidalgo County, in the lower Rio Grande Valley, 220 miles south of San Antonio, on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The city is the center for shipment of the fruits and cotton of the vicinity. Pop. (1960) 4.371. SAN JUAN, sang hwan', river, Central America, part of the boundary between Nicaragua and costa rica travel Rica. The outlet of Lake Nicaragua, it flows southeast for 120 miles into the Caribbean Sea. |
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