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La Garita

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Air quality index

38Good
Coordinates11.09°, -85.55°

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City facts

Overview

La Garita is a village in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Coordinates of 11.087°, -85.552° situate La Garita in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 1,915 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
11.0875
Longitude
-85.5520
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
38
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
35
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
81,034
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    1,417
  • White-throated Magpie-Jay
    Calocitta formosa (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
    1,327
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,279
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    1,231
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    1,188
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,152
  • Magnificent Frigatebird
    Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 · Aves
    1,024
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    1,007

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
485
Largest magnitude
6.6
Largest event
2014-04-11

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Guanacaste

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,915

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about La Garita

Toponimia de la Provincia de Guanacaste
Flor Garita Hernández · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library