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Base Wafer

Puntarenasvillage

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Coordinates5.54°, -87.06°

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Overview

Base Wafer, a village in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its coordinates of 5.544°, -87.056° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,684 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
5.5436
Longitude
-87.0556
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
12,443
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-footed Booby
    Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    887
  • Great Frigatebird
    Fregata minor (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    831
  • Cocos Finch
    Pinaroloxias inornata (Gould, 1843) · Aves
    669
  • White Tern
    Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786) · Aves
    652
  • Cocos Flycatcher
    Nesotriccus ridgwayi C.H.Townsend, 1895 · Aves
    468
  • Brown Noddy
    Anous stolidus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    346
  • Yellow Warbler
    Setophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    308
  • Whimbrel
    Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    302

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.61
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,684

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

Sources

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