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La Sierra

Guanacastevillage

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Coordinates10.29°, -84.93°

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City facts

Overview

La Sierra sits in Guanacaste, Costa Rica and is identified as a village. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. La Sierra maps to 10.286°, -84.928° — squarely within the tropical belt. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.2861
Longitude
-84.9280
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)
1,044,030
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Brown Jay
    Psilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    18,635
  • Lesson's Motmot
    Momotus lessonii R.Lesson, 1842 · Aves
    16,466
  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    15,575
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    15,493
  • Lesser Violetear
    Colibri cyanotus (Bourcier, 1843) · Aves
    15,042
  • Northern Emerald-Toucanet
    Aulacorhynchus prasinus (Gould, 1833) · Aves
    15,016
  • Slate-throated Redstart
    Myioborus miniatus (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
    14,140
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    14,098

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
283
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

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

Events

Sources

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