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 Cartago, Costa Rica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cartago was founded in 1563 by Spanish conquistador Juan Vásquez de Coronado, and was the first permanent Spanish settlement in Costa Rica.
The province is known for its rich ecological diversity and dense tropical rainforests along the mountain ranges near the Irazu and Turrialba volcanoes.
Cartago is home of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology, one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in the country and one of Central America's most important engineering schools.
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 CARTAGO - LoveToKnow Article on CARTAGO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cartago is built 4930 ft. above sea-level, on the fertile and beautiful plateau of San Jos, and at the southern base of the volcano Irazfl (II,2ooft.).
Some of its older buildings, especially the churches, are of considerable interest; but all bear marks of the volcanic disturbances from which the town has suffered on many occasionsnotably in 1723, when it was nearly overwhelmed by the bursting of the flooded crater of Irazfl, and in 1841, when it was shattered by an earthquake.
Cartago is said to have been in existence as early as 1522; it was probably named in 1563 by the Spaniard Vazquez de Coronado, to whom its foundation is often ascribed.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CA/CARTAGO.htm   (251 words)

  
 Cartago, Costa Rica
Climate: This interior province consists primarily of the Reventazón River valley and the surrounding high mountains to the north (Irazú and Turrialba Volcanoes) and south (Cerro de la Muerte and Mount Chirripó) and is situated practically entirely on the Atlantic side of the continental divide.
Therefore, the moisture brought in by the trade winds directly affects most of the province, although the city of Cartago itself is in the rain shadow of the 3,432 meter high Irazú Volcano and as a result is one of the driest parts of Costa Rica, after the lower portions of Guanacaste province.
Following the massive destruction caused by the Cartago quake of 1910, the church was abandoned and the ruins now form the centerpiece of a park in the middle of town.
www.angelfire.com /bc/gonebirding/cartago.html   (1868 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Cartago, Costa Rica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people who do not base their political power on any principle beyond the control of the people living in that state or country.
A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the earths interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature) erupts through the surface of the planet.
Many pilgrims come to Cartago annually, to visit the city's principal church, the enormous Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cartago,-Costa-Rica   (931 words)

  
 Cartago Province -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cartago is a (The proper sphere or extent of your activities) province of (A republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America) Costa Rica.
Bordering provinces are (additional info and facts about Limón) Limón to the east and (The capital and largest city of Costa Rica) San José to the west.
The province covers an area of 3,125 (additional info and facts about km²) km², and has a population of 432,395 (2000).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/cartago_province.htm   (106 words)

  
 Costa Rica Provinces
The province of San José is the most populated of Costa Rica's seven provinces and is the seat of the nation's capital, the city of San José.
This interior province consists primarily of the Reventazón River valley and the surrounding high mountains to the north (Irazú and Turrialba Volcanoes) and south (Cerro de la Muerte and Mount Chirripó) and is situated practically entirely on the Atlantic side of the continental divide.
The one exception is the highland portion of the province which consists of the upper Pacific-facing slopes of the volcanoes in the Guanacaste Cordillera and the northern half of the Tilarán Cordillera.
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 protected wilderness areas costa rica, ecology costa rica, national parks costa rica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It is important because of the role it plays in the conservation of the forest, in soil maintenance and the conservation of the springs that later become the rivers that irrigate the San Carlos plains.
of Nicoya's Cabo Blanco in the province of Guanacaste.
County on the Caribbean coast of the province of Limón.
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The most sparsely inhabited province of the country with the highrst rate of Blacks.
The capital of Pococi canton - the second in province in respect of the size.
In XVII century within the Matina, elites from Cartago were founding the cocoa plantations, on which worked Blacks slaves in completely isolation.
www.kostaryka.org /2001/limon.htm   (1017 words)

  
 Cartago Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is located in the central part of the country.
Bordering provinces are Limón to the east and San José to the west.
The province covers an area of 3,125 km², and has a population of 432,395 (2000).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cartago_Province   (72 words)

  
 Cartago
Cartago's principal church is the scene of pilgrimages.
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Cartago Springs Water Corp. - A Subsidiary of Provident Ventures Corp. - Negotiates in Excess of $3,200,000 USD of Equity Investment.
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 Cartago Virtual.com - El gran centro de Información de Cartago en internet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It was built in 1924 and it was declared a historical and architectonic monument on March, 1987.
Its architecture is neoclassic; it was first used as bank (Banco Credito Agricola de Cartago) offices and on May 2004 it was renewed by this institution in order to create a cultural space for the community.
Article 1: the building known as Cartago’s Public Library, located on the 2nd Avenue, 1st-3rd Street, First District and from Cartago Province and recognized under the State name, 953 tome, 222 folio, 2 seat and 31147 number; it is declared a site with historical and architectonic interest.
www.cartagovirtual.com /historia/A_Biblioteca_eng.php   (379 words)

  
 Cartago Province by the Costa Rica Internet Directory.
There is a indescribable peacefulness that it seems the peace was born here and at the same time it spreads toward its beautiful natural reserves where the heart of any tourist would be trapped either foreign or national tourist.
Its name in Cartago and Costa Rica is a synonym of admiration and respect because many years ago it demonstrated it strength and intensity in one eruption covering a big part of the country, making the population recognize its immortal impotence, after that moment it has kept silence in order to show its secrets.
Definitely, if there is a place that a tourist must know and visit this is Cartago, the province that keeps in its peacefulness a very special history between national parks and naturals spots.
www.costaricainternetdirectory.com /pcartago.htm   (432 words)

  
 Turrialba Costa Rica Canton of Cartago
Cartago was the capital of Costa Rica during Colonial times.
Cartago is the city that was most affected by earthquakes, some of them caused by the volcano Irazú.
In 1948 Cartago was the prime target in the Civil War.
www.1-costaricalink.com /costa_rica_provinces/cartago_costa_rica/turrialba_costa_rica.htm   (453 words)

  
 SLAVERY AND ABOLITION
In the 1778 census of Cartago we find the number of young children ("parvulos", hypothetically those under 6 years of age) within Afro-American households to be similar to that of mestizos and whites.
Nevertheless, a rapid and profound redistribution of existing population toward the western coffee frontier led to the breakdown of colonial urban control (Cartago recedes in favor of San José as the new capital) and a thoroughgoing "ruralization" of local society.
The province of Cartago declined from 31 per cent to 22 per cent of the region's population.
www.mtholyoke.edu /acad/latam/SLAVERY-ABOLITION.html   (6993 words)

  
 cartago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
most of the province, although the city of Cartago itself is in the rain shadow of the 3...
Cartago, founded in 1563 by Juan Vásquez de Coronado, was the capital of Costa Rica until 1823...
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 Costa Rica maps
Volcanoes like Arenal in Guanacaste Province or Irazu in Cartago Province, rainforests, cloud forests, lowland jungles, the Pacific coastline, and tranquil Caribbean beaches stretch across seven provinces.
The Caribbean region of Costa Rica in Limon Province is noted for its variety of aquatic eco systems and its beautiful white and fl sand beaches, providing a picturesque setting for activities such as sport-fishing, snorkeling, and sun-bathing.
They seem to be well aware that their country is a special place, and they go out of their way to accommodate their visitors, pointing them in the right direction when they get lost, explaining things that might seem foreign to a foreigner, and helping make their stay as enjoyable as possible.
www.rentingcostarica.com /Costa_Rica_maps.html   (418 words)

  
 Cartago Province in the Mountains of Costa Rica, Central America
Cartago Province in the Mountains of Costa Rica, Central America
Cartago Province is the location of Costa Rica's original capital city of the same name.
The colonial atmosphere of the area and lunar-like landscape of Irazu, the country's tallest volcano, await visitors to this historic province.
www.1costaricalink.com /eng/web/provc.htm   (127 words)

  
 Cartago City Costa Rica Canton of Cartago
Cartago (Cantón and City) a Canton of Cartago
The commercial center of the Canton of Cartago is the city of Cartago.
Cartago is at 1435m above sea level, San Francisco: 1330m; Guadalupe: 1400m; Corralillo: 1664.
www.1-costaricalink.com /costa_rica_provinces/cartago_costa_rica/cartago_city_costa_rica.htm   (463 words)

  
 The Tico Times Online Daily Page
Some 135 children at a privately owned youth shelter in Cartago are being tested for syphilis after two children tested positively for the sexual transmitted form of the disease, according to authorities in the Child Welfare Office (PANI).
The tests are part of investigation opened three weeks ago when red spots began to appear on the palms and feet a 7-year-old boy — a symptom of the disease in its second stage.
According to police reports, the two suspects, identified by police as having the last names of Abrahams and Stewart, were arrested after a several-investigation that began after police received complaints from area residents about their alleged activity.
www.ticotimes.net /dailyarchive/2004_07/Week4/07_23_04.htm   (1157 words)

  
 Cartago, Costa Rica, Pictures
Cartago is a center for trade in coffee produced in the volcanic soil of the surrounding region.
Until 1823 Cartago was the seat of government in Costa Rica.
The town was several times severely damaged by earthquakes, the most destructive being that of 1841.
www.greatestcities.com /Central_America/Costa_Rica/Cartago_city.html   (172 words)

  
 BANCREDITO :: Bank history
In its origins, Bancrédito was a regional banking house founded to promote the development of the province of Cartago, by means of agriculture stimulation, which has been the traditional economy activity in Cartago’s fertile soils.
It was then when a group of Cartago citizens leadered an initiative to join their work capitals in order to create a new bank, exclusively dedicated to promote the development of the province.
In 1938, Bancrédito opened one of the first fiscal warehouses of the country, the “Depósito Agrícola de Cartago S.A.”, and this is how Bancrédito fully became to finance all agriculture bussines through collaterals and crops custody.
www.bancreditocr.com /ing/historia.html   (307 words)

  
 Antecedentes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Atilio Badilla, the defendant in this case, is the owner of a property of 6986 m², located in the town of San Rafael de Tarrazu, in the province of Cartago, 22-km southeast of San Jose, the capital city of Costa Rica.
The prosecutor of Tarrazu, in coordination with the national environmental prosecutor, worked diligently to prove the facts and show to the Tribunal that the defendant was responsible for the crimes of destroying a protected area under the Forestry Law, polluting the water and causing harm to human health.
The court decision was a victory for the Community of San Rafael de Tarrazu, in Cartago and its 13 families who again can safely drink the waters from the watershed that supplies their drinking water.
www.inece.org /conf/proceedingsword/mauri.htm   (7295 words)

  
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In 1947-1948 a teacher of geography and history in Colegio San Luis Gonzaga in Cartago and in years 1954-1962 a chief of Colegio Vacacional de Artes y Oficios.
In 1824 he inherit the house of Solar Pedro Antonio (the richest man in the province of Heredia).
In the years of 1856 - 1864 was a governor of the Heredia province.
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 americas.org - Drivers Protest Monopoly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Another 22 protesters were arrested on the Saopín route at the entrance to the city of Moín, in Limón province.
Rejecting the Public Ministry’s request for preventive detention, the courts in Cartago, Limón and Alajuela released 45 drivers after charging them on August 25; the other 31 were charged and released on August 26.
The 48 arrested in Cartago were charged with obstructing a public road and obstructing public services; they were ordered to appear for monthly check-ins and barred from attending further protests.
www.americas.org /item_16321   (812 words)

  
 Costa Rica Home Pages
Such is the case when we visit the ruins of a church destroyed in the earthquake of 1910.
In Cartago the Church of the Virgin of Los Angeles (La Basilica), the Patron Saint of Costa Rica.
The Lankester Botanical Gardens is located in Dulce Nombre, in the province of Cartago.
www.westnet.com /costarica/descr.html   (1370 words)

  
 hydro-latin-cr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Angostura (left) is the newest -- and largest -- hydro station in the Rio Reventazon basin in Cartago province after Cachi (center) and Rio Macho (right).
Angostura is in Turrialba canton and came on-line in 2000 and has three 70-MW Francis turbines from Voest equipped with Mitsubishi generators in a powerhouse on the right bank.
Studies on hydroelectric development in the area were completed from 1981 to 1983 and construction of the project began in 1990.
www.industcards.com /hydro-latin-cr.htm   (732 words)

  
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Geographical Location The central highlands, Cartago province; about 10km due north-east from the city of Cartago.
Date and History of Establishment Irazu Volcano was first established as a national park on 30 July 1955, in accordance with the Organic Law No. 1917 of the Costa Rican Institute of Tourism.
Cultural Heritage The nearby city of Cartago used to be the capital of the province.
sea.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0328q.htm   (1014 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Costa Rica/Panama: Floods Information Bulletin No. 01
Strong rainfalls and winds have struck the Caribbean provinces of Panama and Costa Rica for the last ten days, resulting in severe flooding in more than 110 communities in the two countries.
Cartago province: San Pablo, Grano de Oro and Turrialba.
In Panama, the provinces affected are Bocas del Toro, Colon, Veraguas, Cocle, Kuna Yala and Panama west.
www.reliefweb.int /w/rwb.nsf/480fa8736b88bbc3c12564f6004c8ad5/979c5a95cdbb84c549256c870004a559?OpenDocument   (934 words)

  
 NATIONAL PETROLEUM SYSTEM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The capital city is San José and the provinces are Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Puntarenas, and Limón.
The main ports are: Puntarenas on the Pacific coast and Limón on the Atlantic coast.
Lines 1 and 2 are parallel, with a length of 118.9 kilometers that run from Moín (Limón) to El Alto de Ochomogo (Cartago) and are divided into three stretches.
www.recope.go.cr /eng/mapa_e.htm   (611 words)

  
 Ecoclubes
The Ecoclubs work in five communities in the province of Cartago, Costa Rica: Juan Viñas, Orosi, Llanos de Santa Lucía, Agua Caliente, and San Diego.
Established six Ecoclubs in different communities in the province of Cartago, Costa Rica with more than 120 children and youths taking part in activities relating to environmental protection and public health.
Introducing the project to other parts of the country, one of our main goals, was met in 2003 with the establishment of Ecoclubs in the province of Puntarenas.
www.eco-index.org /ong/ecoclubes-cr-eng.html   (806 words)

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