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2 unusual facts about Puntarenas Province


2014 in Costa Rica

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.

Porthidium volcanicum

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.



see also

Lachesis melanocephala

Found in Costa Rica on the Pacific versant of southeastern Puntarenas province from near sea level to about 1500 m (about 4,900 feet).

Palmar

Palmar Sur (South Palmar), a town the Osa region, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica

Southern Zone

Southern Zone International Airport, an airport planned for construction in Osa Canton, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica