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Cañas Dulces

Guanacastevillage

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Coordinates10.73°, -85.48°

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City facts

Overview

Cañas Dulces sits in Guanacaste, Costa Rica and is identified as a village. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Its coordinates of 10.735°, -85.479° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,917 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.7347
Longitude
-85.4794
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
167,891
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    3,790
  • White-throated Magpie-Jay
    Calocitta formosa (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
    3,543
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    3,364
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    3,334
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,177
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    2,914
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,758
  • Rufous-backed Wren
    Campylorhynchus capistratus (Lesson, 1842) · Aves
    2,720

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
484
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)
5.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,917

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