Shiroles, Costa Rica

Shiroles
village
Shiroles
Location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 09°35′12″N 082°57′25″W / 9.58667°N 82.95694°W / 9.58667; -82.95694Coordinates: 09°35′12″N 082°57′25″W / 9.58667°N 82.95694°W / 9.58667; -82.95694
Country  Costa Rica
Province Limón
Canton Talamanca
District Bratsi
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (None)

Shiroles is a village in the Talamanca Mountains, of Bratsi District, Talamanca Canton, Limón Province, Costa Rica. It is served by a small airport (ICAO Code: MRSH), with no commercial flights.[1] The nearest village is Suretka one kilometre to the southeast. The first school in Shiroles was built in 2009, which allowed students to save the fifteen-kilometre trip to the previous closest school in Bribri.[2] The local people are Bribri and Cabécar and their economy is based upon traditional agricultural practices.

Notes

  1. ↑ "IATA code for airport Shiroles near Shiroles, Costa Rica".
  2. ↑ Syrkett, Asad (2012). "Shiroles Rural School, Shiroles, Costa Rica". Architectural Record. 200 (3): 71. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012.
  • "Slideshow: Shiroles Rural School". Architectuaral Record.
  • "Photo:Shiroles, Costa Rica: Lunch". Flickr.


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