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La Palmera

Alajuelavillage

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Coordinates10.42°, -84.38°

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City facts

Overview

La Palmera is a village in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Located at 10.421°, -84.382°, La Palmera occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.4213
Longitude
-84.3822
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)
148,950
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    3,753
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    3,667
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    3,631
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    3,412
  • Passerini's Tanager
    Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
    3,149
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    3,099
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    3,055
  • Common Tody-Flycatcher
    Todirostrum cinereum (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2,496

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
214
Largest magnitude
6.4
Largest event
2004-11-20

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Alajuela

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.4
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,605

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

Green Iguana
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
Seen 2026-08-09
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
Seen 2026-08-09
Central American Two-toed Sloth
Central American Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni hoffmanni
Seen 2026-08-09

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