Guácimo

History

Guácimo was created on 8 May 1971 by decree 4753.

Geography

Guácimo has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres. The canton is landlocked and therefore the only canton in the province of Limón without access to the Caribbean Sea. Its northern border is marked by the Esperanza and Jiménez rivers, which also forms the western border. The Destierro and Parismina rivers delineate the eastern boundary, and the canton reaches into the Cordillera Central to the south.

Most-observed species

• Montezuma Oropendola

  Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves
  3,585
• Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

  Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
  3,563
• Clay-colored Thrush

  Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
  3,336
• Passerini's Tanager

  Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
  3,314
• Yellow-throated Toucan

  Ramphastos ambiguus Swainson, 1823 · Aves
  3,165
• Great Kiskadee

  Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,939
• Blue-gray Tanager

  Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,886
• Black Vulture

  Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
  2,693

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2026-08-01
  7 km SE of Orosi, Costa Rica
• M 4.1 — 2026-07-03
  4 km SSE of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica
• M 5 — 2026-04-28
  2 km NNE of Palmichal, Costa Rica
• M 3.8 — 2026-04-15
  13 km SW of San Marcos, Costa Rica
• M 4.2 — 2026-02-07
  16 km NNW of Limón, Costa Rica
• M 4 — 2026-01-19
  2 km WSW of Colima, Costa Rica