Palomo
in Paraíso of Provincia de Cartago, Costa Rica
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Tobias Bolanos International Airport (24 mi) - Juan Santamaria International Airport (29 mi)
- Guapiles Airport (30 mi)
- Quepos Managua Airport (31 mi)
- Rio Frio / Progreso Airport (38 mi)
- Buenos Aires Airport (55 mi)
- Limon International Airport (57 mi)
- Aerotortuguero Airport (58 mi)
- Area de Conservación Guanacaste (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 9.785 and -83.839 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 9° 47' 6" and W -83° 50' 20"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Colon - CRC
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:30 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:22 am and 5:45 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Costa Rica.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Costa Rica. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Discover Palomo
Palomo in Paraíso (Provincia de Cartago) is a city in Costa Rica about 20 mi (or 31 km) south-east of San Jose, the country's capital city.
Local time in Palomo is now 11:30 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Costa Rica with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Palomo. The closest airport in Costa Rica is Tobias Bolanos International Airport in a distance of 24 mi (or 38 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Costa Rica is Area de Conservación Guanacaste in a distance of 82 mi (or 133 km), North-West. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cartago, San Marcos, San Pablo, San Pedro and Monterrey. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 78 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 46% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Quelitales Quelitales Parasiso s.a
Hotel Paraiso Orocay Lodge Hotel
La Casona del Cafetal
CHALET OROSI
Rinconcito Verde
Savegre Hotel
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Orosí
Orosi is a town in the Cartago Province in Costa Rica, about 35 kilometers south of the capital San José. Orosi is situated on the Reventazón River in the Orosi Valley. The cultivation of coffee is the leading industry in the area. Orosi has a population of approximately 4,600 and has the oldest Catholic church still in use in Costa Rica. The church, Iglesia de San Jose de Orosi, was built in 1743 during the Colony.
Lake Cachí
Lake Cachi (Spanish: Lago de Cachí) is an artificial lake in central Costa Rica created by the Cachí Dam (Represa de Cach), an arch dam which is located in Tapantí National Park, to the southeast of Cartago in Cartago Province. The main town is Cachí, located away from the east bank of the lake. Built in the 1970s, it was one of the first hydroelectric projects in Costa Rica. It has an installed capacity of 102 MW with three units of 34 MW capacity each (Vertical Francis turbines).
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Palomo.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Hacienda Palomo, Palomo
