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Taras
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, Taras is recorded in open geodata as a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 9.876°, -83.933°. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,615 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined 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. 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
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
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves31,824
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves29,744
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves26,018
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves25,255
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves24,732
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves24,730
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves24,291
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves22,221
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 5.2 — 2026-07-0718 km NW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.1 — 2026-07-034 km SSE of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica
- M 3.2 — 2026-05-164 km SE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 3.2 — 2026-05-1410 km SSW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-144 km SE of Jacó, 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.
Nearby places in Cartago
- Occidental0.8 mi away
- Carmen0.9 mi away
- Guadalupe1 mi away
- Oriental1.5 mi away · pop. 13,000
- San Rafael2.1 mi away · pop. 28,000
- Aguacaliente2.6 mi away
- Dulce Nombre2.8 mi away
- San Isidro3.4 mi away
- San Rafael3.8 mi away
- Tierra Blanca3.9 mi away · pop. 6,000
- Cot4.2 mi away · pop. 11,400
- Llanos de Santa Lucía4.4 mi away
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org