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Peralta
Cartagovillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Cartago, Costa Rica, Peralta is recorded in open geodata as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The settlement sits at 9.969°, -83.612°, a equatorial location in the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,615 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves17,224
- Brown JayPsilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves14,314
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves14,108
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves12,561
- Passerini's TanagerRamphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves12,369
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves11,514
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves11,271
- Keel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratus R.Lesson, 1830 · Aves11,121
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2026-08-017 km SE of Orosi, Costa Rica
- M 4.1 — 2026-07-034 km SSE of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica
- M 5 — 2026-04-282 km NNE of Palmichal, Costa Rica
- M 3.8 — 2026-04-1513 km SW of San Marcos, Costa Rica
- M 4.6 — 2026-02-1813 km NNW of Barranco Adentro, Panama
- M 4.2 — 2026-02-0716 km NNW of Limón, Costa Rica
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Peralta
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Peralta, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
