Punta Descartes
Punta Descartes is a cape in La Cruz, Guanacaste. Punta Descartes is situated nearby to the hamlet Playa Rajada, as well as near Punta Manzanillo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: point in Costa Rica
- Also known as: “Descarte Point”
Punta Descartes
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
11.02213° or 11° 1′ 20″ northLongitude
-85.75403° or 85° 45′ 15″ westElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
763P26CW+V9OpenStreetMap ID
node 7567838316OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Punta Descartes” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Punta Descartes”
- Italian: “punta Descartes”
- Swedish: “Punta Descartes”
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