Cañas Dulces District

Cañas Dulces is a district in the canton of Liberia, Guanacaste Province in Costa Rica.[1]

Cañas Dulces
Village and District
Cañas Dulces
Location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°44′00″N 85°29′00″W
CountryCosta Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonLiberia
Area
  Total243.87 km2 (94.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
  Total3,491
  Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)

The administrative center of Cañas Dulces District is the village of Cañas Dulces.[1] The district has a population of about 3500 people.[1][2] Cañas Dulces is near Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park and the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano.[3][4][5][6]

Wildlife in Cañas Dulces includes monkeys such as the mantled howler,[7] as well as the white-headed capuchin and Geoffroy's spider monkey, and birds such as the keel-billed toucan.

References

  1. "Cañas Dulces". Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  2. Estadísticas Vitales 2013 - INEC
  3. Siebert, L.; Simkin, T.; Kimberly, P. (2010). Volcanoes of the World (3rd ed.). University of California Press. p. 387. ISBN 9780520268777.
  4. Chavarría-Aguilar, O.L.; Alvaro Induni, G.E. (2005). Costa Rica: Land of Volcanoes (2nd ed.). EUNED. pp. 79–80. ISBN 9789968313667.
  5. Kelly, S.M., ed. (2005). Fodor's Costa Rica 2006. Random House. p. 165. ISBN 9781400015511.
  6. Reid, R. (2004). Lonely Planet: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Southern Mexico, Panama (5th ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 596. ISBN 9781741040296.
  7. Wolfheim, J.H. (1983). Primates Of The World: Distribution, Abundance And Conservation. Psychology Press. p. 222. ISBN 9783718601905.
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