Punta La Vela
Punta La Vela is a locality in Limón Province, Costa Rica. Punta La Vela is situated nearby to the village Barra del Colorado, as well as near the neighborhood Dos Bocas del Colorado.Places of Interest
Highlights include Isla Calero and Barra del Colorado Airport.
Isla Calero
Island
Photo: Axxis10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Isla Calero is the largest island in Costa Rica, as well as along the San Juan River, which marks the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The island lies between the San Juan, the Río Colorado of Costa Rica, and the Caribbean Sea.
Barra del Colorado Airport
Aerodrome
Barra del Colorado Airport is an airport serving the Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge in Limón Province, Costa Rica. The airport is on the Colorado River, near the Caribbean coast. Barra del Colorado Airport is situated 2½ km northeast of Punta La Vela.
Punta La Vela
- Type: Locality
- Location: Limón Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
10.75334° or 10° 45′ 12″ northLongitude
-83.60285° or 83° 36′ 10″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
762RQ93W+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 984407639OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
12418610
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In Other Languages
“Punta La Vela” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Punta La Vela”
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