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Huacas

Guanacastevillage

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Coordinates10.02°, -85.36°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Huacas is a village. The settlement sits at 10.023°, -85.365°, a tropical location in the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by 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 sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.0225
Longitude
-85.3648
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)
43,068
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Rufous-backed Wren
    Campylorhynchus capistratus (Lesson, 1842) · Aves
    1,037
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    993
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    954
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    926
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    825
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    729
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    717
  • White-throated Magpie-Jay
    Calocitta formosa (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
    714

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
317
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

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

Nearby places in Guanacaste

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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 Huacas

Search results from Open Library.

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
  • Open Library