Juntas
in Abangares of Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
10.281 and -84.960 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 10° 16' 51" and W -84° 57' 34"
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: 01:51 AM (Friday)
Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:23 am and 5:51 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Costa Rica in Central America

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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Delve into Juntas

Juntas in Abangares (Provincia de Guanacaste) with it's 4,737 habitants is a city located in Costa Rica about 64 mi (or 103 km) west of San Jose, the country's capital town.

Current time in Juntas is now 01:51 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Costa Rica with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Juntas. The closest airport in Costa Rica is Codela Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Area de Conservación Guanacaste in a distance of 55 mi (or 89 km), North-East.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tilaran, Puntarenas, Zapotal, Bejuco and Liberia. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 36°C / 97 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Evening Temperature 30°C / 87 °F
Night Temperature 25°C / 77 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 33%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 2% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 26th of April 2024

36°C (97 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

35°C (94 °F)
26°C (80 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

37°C (98 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

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THERMOMANIA

Published: June 19, 2009
Length: 30:39 min
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A hotsprings park, tico style, nothing fancy, but lots of fun in a surreal location at the base of a volcano spewing steam all over the hillside in tall plumes.Very interesting old house filled...


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Published: March 08, 2011
Length: 37:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Marco Livio Arauz

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Published: August 10, 2011
Length: 32:46 min
Rating: 4 of 5
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Monteverde Extreme Swing (tarzan swing)


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Published: November 08, 2011
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Published: March 07, 2014
Length: 18:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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El "Tarzan Swing" es una de las experiencias de mayor adrenalina que haya tenido. ES INTENSO!


CRS Tours Costa Rica - Hanging bridges of Monteverde

Published: June 01, 2010
Length: 41:30 min
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Iona Fiddle Band Devil`s Dream

Published: August 13, 2008
Length: 58:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ionafiddleband

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Published: March 24, 2015
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Ziplining.


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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.

List of hot springs

There are hot springs on all continents and in many countries around the world. Countries that are renowned for their hot springs include, Israel, Iceland, New Zealand, Chile and Japan, but there are interesting and unique hot springs in many other places as well.

Located at 10.2847, -84.9276 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hot springs, Bathing, Geography-related lists

Abangares (canton)

Abangares is the seventh canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 675.76 km², and has a population of 17,289. Its capital city is Las Juntas. The canton begins on the coastline of the Gulf of Nicoya north of the mouth of the Río Abangares. It widens between the Río Lajas on the northwest and Río Lagartos on the east as it reaches up into the Cordillera de Tilarán.

Located at 10.2609, -84.9696 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cantons of Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province

Sierra, Abangares

Sierra, ("Las Minas") is a district in Abangares. It is well known as the historical mining town of Costa Rica, located on the NW Pacific Region. It goes from an altitude of 210 meters to 1200 meters. It is a mountainous zone with a variety of temperatures (from 34 °C to 5 °C) and climates (from dry forest to rain forest). To the north it borders Tilarán Canton, to the south San Juan de Abangares and Las Juntas District(SW), to the east Monteverde and to the west it borders Cañas Canton.

Located at 10.2833, -84.9167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Costa Rica

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Juntas.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Las Juntas, Juntas