Minutes earlier, at 12.07 pm, a magnitude 3.6 earthquake was felt 9 km west of Drake de Osa, also in the provice of Puntarenas, at a depth of 2.7 km.
From Puntarenas a daily boat goes to Isla Chira from the fish market.
Julius Friedrich Max Diermissen (*07.01.1870 Hamburg- ✝ 28.03.1927 San José, Costa Rica, German vice-consul in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, from 1894-1902, and U.S. consular agent in the same port from 1894-1901.
Geovanny Jara Granados (born July 20, 1969 in Puntarenas) is a former Costa Rican soccer player who played most of his career for C.S. Herediano and later with Ramonense, Puntarenas FC and A.D. Belén.
This was compounded by transportation problems - the coffee-growing areas were mainly on the Central Valley and only had access to the port in Puntarenas on the Pacific Coast, and before the Panama Canal was opened, ships from Europe had to sail around Cape Horn in order to get to the Pacific Coast.
Found in Costa Rica on the Pacific versant of southeastern Puntarenas province from near sea level to about 1500 m (about 4,900 feet).
In 1845 the Congress of the Republic declared Puntarenas a duty free port (with the exception of Cognac and hard liquor).
Rónald Gómez Gómez (born 24 January 1975 in Puntarenas) is a retired Costa Rican football forward
He was dedicated to agriculture and commerce, especially in the city of Puntarenas.
Following his escape with cellmate Spiventa (Mickey Rooney)—whom the organization immediately kills—Tucker flies to Puntarenas, Costa Rica where he is reunited with his wife Ellie (Candice Bergen).
During fall, winter, and spring the Coral Princess and her sister ship Island Princess run 10/14-15 day Panama Canal cruises with stops in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, San Juan del Sur, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Cartagena, Colombia, and Oranjestad, Aruba.
Araya's support was limited to the rural provinces of Guanacaste, Puntarenas and Limón, where the PLN maintains a strong party support system.
Palmar Sur (South Palmar), a town the Osa region, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica
Known only from the type locality, which is given as "Ujarrás de Buenos Aires (Valle del General, suoeste de la provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica)" (Volcán de Buenos Aires and Valle del General in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
Southern Zone International Airport, an airport planned for construction in Osa Canton, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica