Monteverde
Monteverde is the twelfth canton of the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica, located in the Cordillera de Tilarán. Roughly a four-hour drive from the Central Valley, Monteverde is one of the country's major ecotourism destinations, with the…| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 4,160 residents
- Description: canton in Puntarenas province, Costa Rica
- Also known as: “Monte Verde” and “Monteverde Canton”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monteverde and Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserves.
Monteverde and Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserves
Forest
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is a Costa Rican reserve located along the Cordillera de Tilarán within the Puntarenas and Alajuela provinces. Named after the nearby town of Monteverde and founded in 1972, the Reserve consists of over 10,500 hectares of cloud forest. Monteverde and Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserves is situated 4½ km east of Monteverde.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Elena.
Santa Elena
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Elena is a village in Costa Rica on the border between the provinces of Puntarenas and Alajuela. It is a popular base camp for eco travelers and backpackers because it lies next to some spectacular rainforests and rugged mountain hiking areas.
Monteverde
- Category: canton of Costa Rica
- Location: Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
10.2914° or 10° 17′ 29″ northLongitude
-84.8248° or 84° 49′ 29″ westPopulation
4,160Elevation
900 metres (2,953 feet)Open location code
762Q75RG+H3GeoNames ID
11239231Wikidata ID
Q111444555
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Monteverde” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “蒙特韋德”
- Chinese: “蒙特韦德”
- French: “Monteverde (canton)”
- Japanese: “モンテベルデ”
- Malay: “Monteverde”
- Portuguese: “Monteverde”
- Slovenian: “Monteverde”
- Spanish: “Cantón de Monteverde”
- Spanish: “Monte Verde”
- Spanish: “Monteverde”
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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 “Monteverde”. Photo: Henry Zbyszynski, CC BY 2.0.