Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí

Puerto Viejo
Puerto Viejo
	District
	Puerto Viejo
	Coordinates: 10°27′20″N 84°0′20″W / 10.45556°N 84.00556°WCoordinates: 10°27′20″N 84°0′20″W / 10.45556°N 84.00556°W
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Heredia
Canton	Sarapiquí
Area
• Total	426.73 km2 (164.76 sq mi)
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	20,174
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (UTC−06:00)
ZIP codes	41001
Climate	Af

This article is for the town in northeast Costa Rica. For the coastal town in southeast Costa Rica, see Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.

Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, known by locals as Puerto Viejo, is the number 1 district of the Canton of Sarapiquí in the Province of Heredia, Costa Rica.

Location

It is located in the northern region of the country. It limits to the north with Nicaragua, to the south with the district of Vara Blanca, to the east with the province of Limón and to the west with the province of Alajuela.

Its head, a small city with the same name, is Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, located 82 km north of the city of Heredia and 86 km from San Jose, the capital of the country, near the point of convergence of the Sarapiquí and Puerto Viejo rivers.

The city can easily be confused with Puerto Viejo de Talamanca because both cities refer simply as Puerto Viejo.

Buses leaving San Jose for any of the cities will simply show a destination "Puerto Viejo".

However, as previously stated, visitors planning to visit the site should note that there are two towns called Puerto Viejo in Costa Rica, and buses for both depart from the same bus terminal in downtown San Jose.

To visit the beach, the ticket should be for Puerto Viejo de Limón.

To sail by boat to the Rio San Juan, the ticket must be for Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí.

Geography

It has an area of 426.73 km² and has an altitude of 37 masl.

The zone is of flat topography and is furrowed of mighty rivers of course rambling, being the main one the Sucio River.

Demography

Has an estimated population of 20,174 inhabitants.^[1]

The district includes the following population centers:

Achiote
Ahogados
Arbolitos (part)
Arrepentidos
Boca Ceiba
Boca Río Sucio
Bun
Cabezas
Canfín
Caño Negro
Cerro Negro (Part)
Cocobolo
Colina (neighborhood)
Colonia San José
Coyol
Cristo Rey
Chilamate (part)
El Amigo
El Jardín (neighborhood)
El Jardín
El Progreso
Estrellales
Gacelas
Gavilán
Guayacán
Jormo
La Chiripa
La Esperanza
La Gata
La Guaria
La Rebusca
Las Marías
Las Orquídeas
Loma Linda
Loma Linda (neighborhood)
Los Lirios
Malinche
Media Vuelta
Medias (part)
Muelle
Naranjal I
Naranjal II
Nogal
Pavas
Rojomaca
San José
San Julián
Tres Rosales
Trinidad
Vega de Sardinal (part)
Villa Tiberia
Zapote
Zurquí

Economy

The main sources of income in the area are agriculture (pineapple, banana, sugar cane and cattle) and tourism.

There are a number of hotels and tourist lodges in the vicinity. That is as the La Selva Biological Station.

Puerto Viejo are banks, supermarkets, a clinic and a number of small family businesses ranging from bakeries to beauty salons to cybercafés.

The natural beauty and biodiversity of the area, located in the Caribbean lowlands, make it a favorite spot for ecotourists and birdwatchers.

References

↑ "2011 Census Population Report" (pdf). INEC.

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[population-1] "2011 Census Population Report" (pdf). INEC.