Sierra
in Abangares of Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
10.285 and -84.928 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 10° 17' 6" and W -84° 55' 40"
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: 11:48 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:22 am and 5:51 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village
References
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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: 2024-04-27 08:23:39

Explore Sierra

Sierra in Abangares (Provincia de Guanacaste) is a city in Costa Rica about 62 mi (or 100 km) west of San Jose, the country's capital.

Local time in Sierra is now 11:48 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / Costa Rica with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Sierra. The closest airport in Costa Rica is Codela Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 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 54 mi (or 87 km), North-East.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tilaran, Puntarenas, Zapotal, Bejuco and Barrio Jesus. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 33°C / 92 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Evening Temperature 29°C / 84 °F
Night Temperature 26°C / 78 °F
Chance of rainfall 14%
Air Humidity 47%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

34°C (93 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

35°C (95 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

36°C (97 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.

Videos from this area

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THERMOMANIA

Published: June 19, 2009
Length: 30:39 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: tamborjim

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...


60 Aniversario de SU FARMACIA

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

Hace 60 años mi madre abrió su farmacia a pocas semanas de haberse incorporado al Colegio. Con ahínco y mucho sacrificio sacó adelante su proyecto de vida, mismo empeño que le puso a su...


Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Published: February 07, 2010
Length: 06:29 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: royh1telus

Chorotega Indian Pottery, Gaunacaste, Costa Rica One small pot takes about 22 hours to complete!!


Monteverde Extremo Canopy Super Cable

Published: April 05, 2010
Length: 35:27 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: MonteverdeExtremo

Monteverde Extremo Canopy Super Cable. The Super Cable Recently launched is our new cable which stretches a distance of 1 km and at a height of 180 meters. It is the longest and highest...


Monteverde Extremo Swing

Published: August 10, 2011
Length: 32:46 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Antonio Cambronero

Monteverde Extreme Swing (tarzan swing)


Monteverde Extremo Superman Zip Line

Published: April 05, 2010
Length: 19:18 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: MonteverdeExtremo

Fly like superman above the forest and the wildlife along our 1 kilometer cable that has a height of 180 meters and experience a unique, marvelous and extreme sensation on the best cable in...


Reserva del Bosque Nuboso Monteverde Costa Rica

Published: August 01, 2008
Length: 02:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ChirripoTV

Reserva del Bosque Nuboso Monteverde en Costa Rica 27,5 Km². Ubicado a 1.800 m sobre el nivel del mar. 110 especies de mamíferos, 50 de anfibios, 350 de aves, 76 de reptiles y 300 especies...


Claro de luna - Monteverde / Cloud Forest Costa Rica

Published: July 18, 2012
Length: 47:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: CostaRicanTrails

Nestled beside a family-owned horse farm, Hotel Claro de Luna is surrounded by beautiful scenery, with views of the Gulf of Nicoya and the mountains of Monteverde. The lodge is a beautiful...


Reserva Bosque Nuboso Santa Elena (Monteverde, Costa Rica)

Published: April 13, 2015
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Nomademoizelle


Costarican Capuchin Monkeys in the Wild

Published: July 19, 2012
Length: 36:44 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Josue Sanchez

We found this Capuchin monkeys in the Santa Elena Reserve in Costa Rica. This was shot in May 2012.


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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 0 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 3 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 1 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 Sierra.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
La Sierra, Sierra