Cordillera de Guanacaste

The Cordillera de Guanacaste, also called Guanacaste Cordillera, are a volcanic mountain range in northern near the border with . The mountain range stretches 110 km from northwest to the southeast and contains mostly complex stratovolcanoes.
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,343 metres
  • Description: mountains in Costa Rica
  • Also known as: Cordillera de Tilaran

Places of Interest

Highlights include Miravalles Solar Park.

Power station
, is a solar energy project located in of , near the . It is operated by the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity. is situated 4 km south of Cordillera de Guanacaste.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miravalles Jorge Manuel Dengo National Park.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a protected natural area in province of northwestern . It protects the natural areas surrounding the Miravalles Volcano.

Cordillera de Guanacaste

Latitude
10.75° or 10° 45′ north
Longitude
-85.16667° or 85° 10′ west
Elevation
1,343 metres (4,406 feet)
Open location code
762PQR2M+28
Geo­Names ID
3623583
Wiki­data ID
Q3693409
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Satellite Map

Discover Cordillera de Guanacaste from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Cordillera de Guanacaste” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Guanacaste mendikatea
  • Catalan: Cordillera de Guanacaste
  • Catalan: Guanacaste
  • Cebuano: Cordillera de Guanacaste
  • Chinese: 瓜納卡斯特山脈
  • Dutch: Cordillera de Guanacaste
  • French: Cordillère de Guanacaste
  • Italian: Cordigliera di Guanacaste
  • Japanese: グアナカステ山脈
  • Kotava: Guanacaste Jaka
  • Ladin: Cordillera de Guanacaste
  • Lithuanian: Gvanakastės Kordiljera
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Cordillera de Guanacaste
  • Norwegian: Cordillera de Guanacaste
  • Polish: Cordillera de Guanacaste
  • Portuguese: Cordilheira de Guanacaste
  • Russian: Кордильера-де-Гуанакасте
  • Spanish: Cordillera de guanacaste
  • Spanish: Cordillera de Guanacaste
  • Spanish: Cordillera Volcanica de Guanacaste
  • Spanish: Cordillera Volcánica de Guanacaste
  • Spanish: Nicoya (ciudad)
  • Swedish: Cordillera de Guanacaste
  • Venetian: Cordejera de Guanacaste

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sitios Miravalles and Sitio Las Mesas.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Miravalles Volcano and Miravalles Volcano Protected Area.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cordillera de Guanacaste”. Photo: Peter Andersen, CC BY-SA 3.0.