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La Cuesta

Puntarenasvillage

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Coordinates8.49°, -82.85°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, La Cuesta is a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Coordinates of 8.490°, -82.850° situate La Cuesta in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,694 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 66% 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
8.4898
Longitude
-82.8498
Water area
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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)
125,108
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    2,456
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    2,384
  • Red-crowned Woodpecker
    Melanerpes rubricapillus (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    2,329
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2,258
  • Ruddy Ground-Dove
    Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1810) · Aves
    2,199
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,990
  • Smooth-billed Ani
    Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,982
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    1,978

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
406
Largest magnitude
6.6
Largest event
2014-12-08

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

L
Luis Gallardo
Panamanian footballer

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.64
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,694

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

Central American Squirrel Monkey
Central American Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri oerstedii
Seen 2026-08-09
Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog
Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog
Boana rosenbergi
Seen 2026-07-28
Yellow-crowned Amazon
Yellow-crowned Amazon
Amazona ochrocephala
Seen 2026-07-25
Yellow-headed Caracara
Yellow-headed Caracara
Daptrius chimachima
Seen 2026-07-25
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Seen 2026-07-25
Blue-headed Parrot
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
Seen 2026-07-25
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Seen 2026-07-25
Blue-gray Tanager
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Seen 2026-07-16
Roadside Hawk
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Seen 2026-07-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

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