- Source: Buenos Aires, Costa Rica
Buenos Aires is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.
History
Buenos Aires was created on 26 June 1914 by Ley 31.
The district was originally inhabited by the Boruca natives. The settlement of peoples of Europeans descent began in 1870, when they began building a road from El Guarco to Boruca. Some settlements of different indigenous people of the region are found in the district (Bribri, Boruca and Cabecares).
Geography
Buenos Aires has an area of 555.37 km2 and an elevation of 361 metres.
Geographically, the district is situated between the Térraba and El Dique rivers and the Talamanca mountain range. One of the attractions of the place are perfectly formed spherical granite rocks.
Locations
Administrative center of the district is the town of Buenos Aires.
Other villages are Alto Alejo, Alto Brisas, Alto Calderón, Ánimas, Bajo Brisas, Bolas, Brujo, Cabagra (parte), Caracol, Ceibo, Colepato, Florida, Guanacaste, Guadalupe, López, Los Altos, Llano Verde, Machomontes, Palmital, Paso Verbá, Piñera, Platanares, Potrero Cerrado, Puente de Salitre, Río Azul, Salitre, San Carlos, San Miguel Este, San Miguel Oeste, San Vicente, Santa Cruz, Santa Eduvigis, Sipar, Ujarrás and Villahermosa.
Demographics
For the 2011 census, Buenos Aires had a population of 21,063 inhabitants.
Transportation
= Road transportation
=The district is covered by the following road routes:
National Route 2 (Pan-American Highway)
National Route 246
National Route 610
= Airport
=The city has an airfield, named BAI.
Economy
The economy is dominated by tourism and the cultivation of pineapple. Interesting eco-tourism offers exist, for example, accommodating tourists in the indigenous peoples towns, and taking courses in organic agriculture.
= Future
=There are plans to build a dam on the river Térraba to generate electricity. This would create a lake of considerable dimensions. This project has so far not been carried out due to lack of funding, as well as the opposition of certain indigenous groups.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Argentina
- Nicole Becker
- La Paz
- Batu bulat dari Kosta Rika
- Orang Kolombia
- Tim nasional sepak bola Kosta Rika
- Daftar perwakilan diplomatik Ekuador
- Air Comet
- Kanton di Kosta Rika
- Music of the Spheres World Tour
- Buenos Aires, Costa Rica
- Buenos Aires Airport
- Buenos Aires Airport (Costa Rica)
- Buenos Aires District
- Buenos Aires (canton)
- Buenos Aires (disambiguation)
- Line I (Buenos Aires Underground)
- List of Costa Rican flags
- List of diplomatic missions of Costa Rica
- Juan Santamaría International Airport
