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Cahuita

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Coordinates9.74°, -82.84°

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City facts

Overview

Cahuita is a village that lies in Limón, Costa Rica. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.738°, -82.841°). The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,555 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 61% 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
9.7385
Longitude
-82.8408
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)
213,975
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    4,300
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    3,986
  • Montezuma Oropendola
    Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves
    3,746
  • Keel-billed Toucan
    Ramphastos sulfuratus R.Lesson, 1830 · Aves
    3,683
  • Black-cheeked Woodpecker
    Melanerpes pucherani (Malherbe, 1849) · Aves
    3,536
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,439
  • Yellow-throated Toucan
    Ramphastos ambiguus Swainson, 1823 · Aves
    3,214
  • Passerini's Tanager
    Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
    2,904

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
70
Largest magnitude
6.1
Largest event
2001-11-09

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

D
Dexter Lewis
Costa Rican footballer
L
Leonardo Patterson
art dealer
Ryan Bolaños
Ryan Bolaños
Costa Rican footballer
G
Gerald Taylor
Costa Rican association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Limón

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.26
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,555

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

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