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La Cruz
Guanacastetown
Total population
8,000
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, La Cruz is classified as a small town in public datasets. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 8,000. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (11.072°, -85.631°). Open solar datasets indicate about 1,915 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- White-throated Magpie-JayCalocitta formosa (Swainson, 1827) · Aves1,434
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves1,317
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 · Aves1,205
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves1,154
- Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves1,112
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,076
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,029
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves971
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.6 — 2026-08-028 km N of Belén, Nicaragua
- M 4.7 — 2026-07-0683 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
- M 4.1 — 2026-06-2455 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
- M 4.9 — 2026-06-108 km NW of Sardinal, Costa Rica
- M 4.1 — 2026-06-099 km W of Cárdenas, Nicaragua
- M 4.3 — 2026-05-2912 km N of Belén, Nicaragua
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Guanacaste
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about La Cruz
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library