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Alto Laguna

Puntarenasvillage

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Coordinates8.61°, -83.52°

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City facts

Overview

Alto Laguna is a village in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Alto Laguna maps to 8.609°, -83.516° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,789 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 70% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.6093
Longitude
-83.5162
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
407,923
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Scarlet Macaw
    Ara macao (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8,479
  • Yellow-throated Toucan
    Ramphastos ambiguus Swainson, 1823 · Aves
    7,916
  • Passerini's Tanager
    Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
    7,600
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    6,608
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5,898
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    5,615
  • Red-lored Parrot
    Amazona autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,131
  • Orange-chinned Parakeet
    Brotogeris jugularis (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    4,976

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
440
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2003-12-25

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Puntarenas

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.9
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,789

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org