Río Poas
Río Poas is a stream in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica and has an elevation of 988 metres. Río Poas is situated nearby to the neighborhood San Rafael, as well as near Vargas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Pedro de Poás and Alajuela.
San Pedro de Poás
Town
San Pedro is a district of the Poás canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.
Alajuela
Photo: Bernal Saborio, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alajuela is a city in the Central Valley of Costa Rica, near San José. It is not to be confused with Alajuela Province, which extends north from the city of Alajuela to North Costa Rica.
Grecia
Grecia is an inviting small town to the west of San Jose in the province of Alajuela. It is mountainous with verdant forests and nearby coffee plantations and farms.
Río Poas
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Rio Poas”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
10.05556° or 10° 3′ 20″ northLongitude
-84.2475° or 84° 14′ 51″ westElevation
988 metres (3,241 feet)Open location code
762Q3Q42+6XGeoNames ID
3624402
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