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Bocas de Nosara

Guanacastevillage

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Coordinates9.98°, -85.65°

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City facts

Overview

Bocas de Nosara is a village in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Bocas de Nosara maps to 9.980°, -85.653° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,968 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. 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
9.9800
Longitude
-85.6528
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)
70,658
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    2,236
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2,022
  • Rufous-backed Wren
    Campylorhynchus capistratus (Lesson, 1842) · Aves
    1,955
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    1,806
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    1,603
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,367
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    1,336
  • Black-headed Trogon
    Trogon melanocephalus Gould, 1836 · Aves
    1,327

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
338
Largest magnitude
7.6
Largest event
2012-09-05

Most recent

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)
5.39
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,968

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