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Boca Arenal
Alajuelavillage
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves8,473
- Passerini's TanagerRamphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves8,194
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves7,734
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves7,709
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves6,487
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves6,177
- Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves5,287
- Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves5,034
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 5.2 — 2026-07-0718 km NW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.1 — 2026-07-034 km SSE of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica
- M 5 — 2026-05-1316 km ENE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 5 — 2026-04-282 km NNE of Palmichal, Costa Rica
- M 4 — 2026-01-192 km WSW of Colima, Costa Rica
- M 4.5 — 2025-11-229 km NNW of San José, Costa Rica
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Alajuela
- Santa Rosa7.3 mi away
- Florencia11.5 mi away · pop. 20,000
- Santo Domingo11.8 mi away
- La Fortuna12 mi away · pop. 17,000
- Venecia18.5 mi away · pop. 12,000
- San Jorge18.6 mi away
- Santa Isabel19.5 mi away
- Santa Rita19.8 mi away
- La Brisa21.5 mi away
- Río Cuarto22 mi away · pop. 16,000
- Tapesco22.2 mi away
- Laguna22.8 mi away
Geography & sun
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