Cabo Velas
Cabo Velas Airport is an airport serving the Pacific coastal villages along the Playa Grande, north of Tamarindo in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. There are hills west and northeast of the airport.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Costa Rica
- Also known as: “Cabo Velas Airport” and “MRCV”
- Address: Cabo Velas
Places of Interest
Highlights include Las Baulas de Guanacaste National Marine Park.
Las Baulas de Guanacaste National Marine Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Las Baulas de Guanacaste National Marine Park is a park that's 95% underwater and is a critical nesting habitat for leatherback sea turtles. The park is on the Pacific coast in Guanacaste.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Playa Grande and Tamarindo.
Playa Grande
Photo: Cal Wolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Playa Grande is a town in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica, just north of Tamarindo. It comprises most of Parque Nacional Marino Laus Baulas, the most important nesting site in Central America for the giant leatherback sea turtle.
Tamarindo
Photo: WClarke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tamarindo is in Costa Rica. Located on the Pacific Coast, Tamarindo is a popular destination for couples and families looking for a good time. With spectacular beaches and rainforests, Tamarindo is the epitome of everything that Costa Rica prides itself on.
Brasilito
Cabo Velas
- Categories: airport and transportation
- Location: Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
10.35566° or 10° 21′ 20″ northLongitude
-85.8531° or 85° 51′ 11″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)ICAO airport code
MRCVOpen location code
762P944W+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 609842996OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
11674944Wikidata ID
Q20466450
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Cabo Velas” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cabo Velas aerodromoa”
- Indonesian: “MRCV”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Cabo Velas”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Cabo Velas”
- Spanish: “Aeródromo de Cabo Velas”
- Spanish: “MRCV”
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