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Cahuita has a tropical climate. Temperatures remain consistent during the year. Sunrise and sunset change very little during the year (about 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM, respectively). Limón International Airport is nearby and has similar average temperatures and precipitation.
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Cahuita is served by Route 36, which connects Puerto Limón to Sixaola. Many roads in Cahuita are composed of dirt, gravel, and stone, often making it necessary for foreign visitors to rent a
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Due to its proximity to the Caribbean shoreline, Cahuita is renowned for Afro-Caribbean influence on dining and local culture. The city is specifically known for its beaches, dessert
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on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. The main attraction of this tiny town is its white sand beach lined with palm trees.
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Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge – Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica.
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vehicle to reach local beaches and hotels on the northern fringes of town.
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Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica.
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Cahuita was created on 19 February 1970 by Decreto Ejecutivo 13.
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The Costa Rica Tourism and Travel Bureau. Accessed 2015-12-31.
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Cahuita has an area of 234.6 km and an elevation of 4 metres.
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Jairo Mora Sandoval Gandoca-Manzanillo Mixed Wildlife Refuge
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Jairo Mora Sandoval Gandoca-Manzanillo Mixed Wildlife Refuge
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is located in this district, in the Manzanillo village.
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The district is covered by the following road routes:
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Archived from 842: 1345: 218:234.6 km (90.6 sq mi) 967:Best place to snorkel in Costa Rica 953:Gandoca Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge. 442:Centro Centroamericano de Población 197:Adenyl Guillermo Peralta Cruz (PLN) 13: 1417:Populated places in Limón Province 481:The Playa Negra (Black Beach) and 366: 14: 1433: 503: 1349: 1098: 527: 517: 135: 71: 64: 41: 1025: 350: 202: • Substitutle syndic 72: 984: 970: 958: 946: 933: 1: 835: 828:Source: Weather Underground 330: 19:District in Limón, Costa Rica 1365:. You can help Knowledge by 917:(in Spanish). 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It is located on the 1361:location article is a 118:9.6797786; -82.7722403 47:Main street in Cahuita 489:is north of Cahuita. 483:Cahuita National Park 356:Historical population 247:35/km (92/sq mi) 226:4 m (13 ft) 244: • Density 509:Road transportation 496:The main access of 485:are close to town. 357: 194: • Syndic 109: /  921:on 24 October 2020 533:National Route 256 355: 236: • Total 215: • Total 1374: 1373: 1339: 1338: 1126:Valle La Estrella 896:978-9977-58-477-5 832: 831: 558:Climate data for 523:National Route 36 448: 447: 273: 272: 186: • Type 1429: 1395: 1388: 1381: 1353: 1346: 1102: 1092: 1085: 1078: 1069: 1068: 1062: 1061: 1059: 1058: 1043: 1037: 1036: 1029: 1023: 1022: 1020: 1018: 1003: 997: 996: 988: 982: 981: 974: 968: 962: 956: 950: 944: 937: 931: 930: 928: 926: 907: 901: 900: 888: 878: 869: 868: 866: 864: 849: 555: 554: 531: 521: 444: 443: 438: 437: 373: 368: 358: 354: 176:19 February 1970 141: 139: 138: 124: 123: 121: 120: 119: 114: 110: 107: 106: 105: 102: 75: 74: 68: 54:Cahuita district 45: 22: 21: 1437: 1436: 1432: 1431: 1430: 1428: 1427: 1426: 1402: 1401: 1400: 1399: 1342: 1340: 1335: 1297: 1269: 1236: 1188: 1140: 1107: 1096: 1066: 1065: 1056: 1054: 1045: 1044: 1040: 1031: 1030: 1026: 1016: 1014: 1005: 1004: 1000: 989: 985: 976: 975: 971: 963: 959: 951: 947: 938: 934: 924: 922: 909: 908: 904: 897: 886: 880: 879: 872: 862: 860: 851: 850: 843: 838: 833: 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 772: 767: 762: 748: 743: 738: 733: 728: 723: 718: 713: 708: 703: 698: 693: 688: 678: 673: 668: 663: 658: 653: 648: 643: 638: 633: 628: 623: 618: 548: 511: 506: 479: 471:Walter Ferguson 460: 439: 353: 333: 320: 312: 304: 286:canton, in the 269: 136: 134: 117: 115: 111: 108: 103: 100: 98: 96: 95: 89: 88: 87: 86: 83: 82: 81: 80: 76: 55: 48: 36: 27: 20: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1435: 1425: 1424: 1419: 1414: 1398: 1397: 1390: 1383: 1375: 1372: 1371: 1354: 1337: 1336: 1334: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1307: 1305: 1299: 1298: 1296: 1295: 1290: 1285: 1279: 1277: 1271: 1270: 1268: 1267: 1262: 1257: 1252: 1246: 1244: 1238: 1237: 1235: 1234: 1229: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1209: 1204: 1198: 1196: 1190: 1189: 1187: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1171: 1166: 1161: 1156: 1150: 1148: 1142: 1141: 1139: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1117: 1115: 1109: 1108: 1105:Limón Province 1095: 1094: 1087: 1080: 1072: 1064: 1063: 1038: 1024: 998: 983: 969: 957: 945: 932: 902: 895: 870: 840: 839: 837: 834: 830: 829: 825: 824: 819: 814: 809: 804: 799: 794: 789: 784: 779: 774: 769: 764: 759: 751: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 685: 681: 680: 675: 670: 665: 660: 655: 650: 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 611: 610: 607: 604: 601: 598: 595: 592: 589: 586: 583: 580: 577: 574: 571: 567: 566: 553: 547: 544: 536: 535: 525: 510: 507: 505: 504:Transportation 502: 478: 475: 459: 456: 446: 445: 430: 429: 426: 423: 419: 418: 415: 412: 408: 407: 404: 401: 397: 396: 393: 390: 386: 385: 382: 379: 375: 374: 369: 364: 352: 349: 345:Limón Province 332: 329: 328: 327: 319: 316: 311: 308: 303: 300: 271: 270: 267: 265: 261: 260: 255: 249: 248: 245: 241: 240: 237: 233: 232: 228: 227: 224: 220: 219: 216: 212: 211: 207: 206: 203: 199: 198: 195: 191: 190: 187: 183: 182: 178: 177: 174: 170: 169: 164: 158: 157: 152: 146: 145: 132: 126: 125: 91: 90: 84: 78: 77: 70: 69: 63: 62: 61: 60: 57: 56: 53: 50: 49: 46: 38: 37: 32: 29: 28: 25: 18: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1434: 1423: 1420: 1418: 1415: 1413: 1410: 1409: 1407: 1396: 1391: 1389: 1384: 1382: 1377: 1376: 1370: 1368: 1364: 1360: 1355: 1352: 1348: 1347: 1343: 1332: 1329: 1327: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1308: 1306: 1304: 1300: 1294: 1291: 1289: 1286: 1284: 1281: 1280: 1278: 1276: 1272: 1266: 1263: 1261: 1258: 1256: 1253: 1251: 1248: 1247: 1245: 1243: 1239: 1233: 1230: 1228: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1203: 1200: 1199: 1197: 1195: 1191: 1185: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1172: 1170: 1167: 1165: 1162: 1160: 1157: 1155: 1152: 1151: 1149: 1147: 1143: 1137: 1134: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1119: 1118: 1116: 1114: 1110: 1106: 1103:Districts of 1101: 1093: 1088: 1086: 1081: 1079: 1074: 1073: 1070: 1053:on 2020-03-05 1052: 1048: 1042: 1034: 1028: 1012: 1008: 1002: 995:(in Spanish). 994: 987: 980:(in Spanish). 979: 973: 966: 961: 954: 949: 942: 939:Anon. 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District
Main street in Cahuita
Cahuita district location in Costa Rica
9°40′47″N 82°46′20″W / 9.6797786°N 82.7722403°W / 9.6797786; -82.7722403
Country
Costa Rica
Province
Limón
Canton
Talamanca
Time zone
UTC−06:00
district
Talamanca
Limón
Costa Rica
Caribbean
Jairo Mora Sandoval Gandoca-Manzanillo Mixed Wildlife Refuge
Puerto Limon
Limón Province
Census
2011 census
crepes
Walter Ferguson
Cahuita National Park
Limón
Puerto Viejo
Jairo Mora Sandoval Gandoca-Manzanillo Mixed Wildlife Refuge

National Route 36

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