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Peralta

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Air quality index

37Good
Coordinates9.97°, -83.61°

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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

Latitude
9.9692
Longitude
-83.6120
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
37
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
6
Ozone (µg/m³)
10
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
863,632
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Montezuma Oropendola
    Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves
    17,224
  • Brown Jay
    Psilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    14,314
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    14,108
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    12,561
  • Passerini's Tanager
    Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
    12,369
  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    11,514
  • Social Flycatcher
    Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves
    11,271
  • Keel-billed Toucan
    Ramphastos sulfuratus R.Lesson, 1830 · Aves
    11,121

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
224
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

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.42
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,615

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

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