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Boca Arenal

Alajuelavillage

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Coordinates10.53°, -84.48°

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City facts

Overview

Found in Alajuela, Costa Rica, Boca Arenal is classified as a village in public datasets. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (10.530°, -84.479°). Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.5304
Longitude
-84.4785
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)
304,640
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    8,473
  • Passerini's Tanager
    Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
    8,194
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    7,734
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    7,709
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    6,487
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    6,177
  • Buff-throated Saltator
    Saltator maximus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    5,287
  • Palm Tanager
    Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves
    5,034

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
188
Largest magnitude
6.1
Largest event
2009-01-08

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Alajuela

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.4
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,605

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

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