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.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.
Aguacate Mountains Biological Corridor
Photo: BrunoBosque, CC0.
The Aguacate Mountains Biological Corridor is an important conservation area in the central part of the Aguacate Mountains in central Costa Rica. Administered by SINAC, it plays a crucial role in biodiversity conservation, connecting various protected areas and facilitating the movement of flora and fauna across a landscape that has been impacted by human development.
Río Poas
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Rio Poas”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
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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