La Fortuna

La Fortuna de San Carlos is a small town in the north of . It is known mainly for the nearby Arenal Volcano, a destination for scientists and tourists. See volcanoes for general information.
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  • Type: Village with 17,000 residents
  • Description: district in San Carlos canton, Alajuela province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: El Burío”, “La Fortuna de San Carlos”, and “La Fortuna, San Carlos
  • Postal code: 21007

La Fortuna

Latitude
10.4717° or 10° 28′ 18″ north
Longitude
-84.6444° or 84° 38′ 40″ west
Population
17,000
Elevation
256 metres (840 feet)
IATA airport code
FON
United Nations Location Code
CR LAF
Open location code
762QF9C4+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 184097765
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3623716
Wiki­data ID
Q3209157
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“La Fortuna” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: distritu de La Fortuna
  • Asturian: La Fortuna
  • Cebuano: La Fortuna
  • Chinese: 拉福爾圖納區
  • Dutch: La Fortuna
  • Finnish: La Fortuna
  • French: La Fortuna
  • German: La Fortuna
  • Italian: Fortuna
  • Italian: La Fortuna
  • Japanese: ラ・フォーチュナ
  • Japanese: ラ・フォルトゥナ
  • Spanish: La Fortuna de San Carlos
  • Spanish: La Fortuna
  • Swedish: La Fortuna, Costa Rica
  • Swedish: La Fortuna

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