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Gazetteer of Costa Rican Plant-Collecting Locales
Proyecto Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica

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This compilation attempts to account for all important plant-collecting localities within Costa Rica, especially those of historically prominent collectors. Recent collecting localities, especially those (e.g., of MO and INB collectors) already accompanied by very precise label data including coordinates, have not been so assiduously tracked down.
Each entry includes the following information:
Name of site. Important collectors. Elevation (SLOPE), PROVINCE: Quadrangle, Coordinates. Brief description and/or comments.
Remarks regarding the information content:

Name of site. Site names are listed alphabetically, with the following qualifications: Articles (El, La, Las, Los), though listed ahead of the nouns they modify, are ignored for alphabetizing purposes (example: "La Castilla" is so listed, but alphabetized under "C"); in compound place names, generic terms of natural features (Cerro, Río, Volcán, etc.) are subordinated to proper names, unless the generic term is an integral part of a town name (examples: Cerro de La Carpintera will be found as "La Carpintera, Cerro de" [alphabetized under "Ca"], and Río San Juan as "San Juan, Río;" however, the town of "Río Naranjo" will be listed as such and alphabetized under "R," and the town of "Cataratas de San Ramón" will be so listed under "C"); in compound town names, generic terms for settlements (Ciudad, Puerto, Villa) are subordinated to proper names, unless followed only by an adjective (examples: Ciudad Neily will be found under "Neily, Ciudad" Puerto Quepos under "Quepos, Puerto" and Villa Colón under "Colón, Villa"; however, "Puerto Viejo" is so listed and alphabetized).
Parts of place names that are sometimes or often omitted are included parenthetically, e.g.: "La Chonta (Laguna de)."
Collectors. Collectors known to have prepared specimens at a particular site are listed, though irregularly. This information is far from comprehensive, being most complete for historically significant collectors.
Elevation. Elevation is provided in meters, as taken from the most recent edition 1:50,000 (unless otherwise indicated) topographic map. These figures may differ significantly from the elevations given on early collectors' labels (which were sometimes rather grossly in error). Elevations of hamlets ("caseríos"), towns, and cities are generally taken from a point (a benchmark, if available) as close to the center as possible; elevations of peaks, islands, peninsulas, points, etc. are from at or near the summit (which is not necessarily where particular collections have been made); elevations of rivers or roads are generally from the section from which most collections have been made, or else a range is given; elevations of lakes reflect the average shoreline.
Slope. (A)=Atlantic slope; (CD)=Continental Divide; (P)=Pacific Slope.
Province. ALAJUELA; CARTAGO; GUANACASTE; HEREDIA; LIMÓN; PUNTARENAS; SAN JOSÉ.
Cantón. If known, the cantón name is listed after the Province name.

Quadrangle. The name of the Instituto Geográfico 1:50,000 (unless otherwise indicated) topographic quadrangle on which the particular site (or most of the lake, town, river, etc., or the summit of the peak) appears is indicated using this notation: PROVINCE, Cantón: Quadrangle. Phrases such as “not on current maps” refer specifically to these maps.
Coordinates. Coordinates, usually rounded to the nearest full minute, are taken from 1:50,000 topographic maps (unless otherwise indicated). The coordinates correspond to the indicated elevation.
Comments. These may include a brief description or other interesting remarks about the site. Rivers and streams (quebradas) are characterized as either flowing to the sea, or as tributaries of some other river or stream. The nomenclature used here for rivers and streams follows the maps (except where otherwise noted), not common sense. A frequent situation with Costa Rican rivers is for the lower portion (near the ocean) to have a different name from the upstream portion (cf. especially the Ríos Grande de Térraba, Matina, Parrita, Sixaola, and Tusubres); one imagines that settlers along the coast had one name for the large river they knew, while settlers in the mountains had a different name for the same (smaller) river. However, peculiar name changes may also occur in other situations (cf. Río Jabillos). We have left some notes for ourselves in square brackets.

This compilation is now, and shall always be, a work in progress. We hope that botanists concerned with Costa Rica will put this to heavy use, and keep track of any omissions or errors they may encounter and communicate these to us (with name of collector and other pertinent data). Some names appear with no data at all; these are generally localities that we have been as yet unable to localize, and for which we are especially desirous of information. Some locality names gleaned from literature sources may prove to be transcriptional errors from the original label data.

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Abangares, Río. Jiménez, Opler. 10–300m (P), GUANACASTE, Abangares: 10°09’35”N 85°04’20”W. River draining the S slope of the Cordillera de Tilarán; measured near mouth, at the Golfo de Nicoya.

Abangaritos. 6 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Berrugate, 10°10'N 85°02'W.
Abarca, Cerro. Widmer. 2820 m. [Volcán Irazú?].
Abejonal (Cerro). Tonduz. 2030 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°42’N 84°03’W. Summit just N of San Pablo de León Cortés Castro, in the N part of the Cordillera de Talamanca; supposed to be the northernmost páramo in the New World.
Abra. Gómez.
Abrojo, Río. 20 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Canoas, 8°38'N 82°56'W. River draining the S Fila Costeña; a tributary of the Río Corredor.
El Achiote, Llano. Grayum. 35 m (A), ALAJUELA: Zapote, 10°53'N, 85°00'W. Low-lying area on the Llanura de Los Guatusos, SE of Upala.
Achiote (Rancho del). Pittier. 2250 m (P), ALAJUELA: Barva, 10°09'N 84°14'W. Locality on the S slope of Volcán Poás; only "Río Achiote" appears on modern maps.
Agua, Río. Pittier. Not clear if in Cerros de Escazú or on Volcán Irazú.
Agua Blanca. Lépiz, J. F. Morales. 860 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°48’N 84°11’W. Town in valley of Río Jorco, NW of San Ignacio de Acosta.
Agua Buena (Ciénaga de; Marais de; Valle de). Pittier, Shank. 1065 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Cañas Gordas, 8° 45’N 82°57’W. Town in the S Fila Costeña, S of San Vito on the road to Ciudad Neily.
Aguabuena (Agua Buena), Fila. 2230 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°42’N 84°10’W. SW spur ridge of Cerro Caraigres (q. v.).
Aguabuena, Quebrada. Burch (as “Río Aguabuena”). 30 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Sierpe, 8°42’N 83°30’W. Creek in the N Osa Peninsula, W of Rincón; a tributary of the lower Río Riyito. Site of a landing strip and (formerly) an OTS field station.
Aguabuena, Río. (Quebrada Aguabuena).
Aguacaliente (Agua Caliente). Chrysler (as “Aqua Caliente”), Greenman, Lankester, Lehmann, Oersted, Pittier, Donnell Smith, Stork. 1440 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°51’N 83°56’W. Town in the E Valle Central, SW of Cartago.
Agua Caliente. 1130 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Unión, 8°58’N 82°57’W. Town in the E Cordillera de Talamanca, in the valley of the Río Cotón.
Agua Caliente, Río. Funk, Russell. ALAJUELA. [Probably Volcán Arenal.]
Agua Caliente (Aguacaliente), Río. Pittier, Utley. 1050 m (A), CARTAGO: Tapantí, 9°48’N 83°53’W. River draining the S slope of Volcán Irazú and the N Codillera de Talamanca, formed by the confluence of the Río Purires and the Río Reventado; an affluent (with the Río Grande de Orosí) of the Río Reventazón.
Aguacatales, Meseta. 1300 m (A), ALAJUELA: Curubandé, 10°49’N 85°18’W. Site on the NE slope of Volcán Santa María (q. v.).
Aguacate [Cerro de; Monte or Montes de(l)]. Friedrichsthal, Hoffmann, Oersted, Pittier. 1443 m (P), ALAJUELA: Naranjo, 10°02’N 84°28’W. Mountains SW of the Valle Central, between Palmares and San Mateo; geologically, a southward extension of the Cordillera de Tilarán.
Aguacate, Río. Khan et al. 500–600 m (A), GUANACASTE, Tilarán: Arenal, 10°33’35”N 84°56’10”W. River flowing into the N side of Laguna Arenal, coordinates given for the mouth of the river.
Agua Clara. Liesner. (Aguas Claras).
Aguacate, Río. Khan et al. 500–600 m (A), GUANACASTE, Tilarán: Arenal, 10°33’35”N 84°56’10”W. River flowing into the N side of Laguna Arenal, coordinates given for the mouth of the river.
Aguas Claras. Almeda, Liesner (as "Agua Clara"), Utley & Utley. 390 m (A), ALAJUELA: Miravalles, 10°48’N 85°11’W. Town at the NW base of Volcán Miravalles (q. v.).
Aguas Gatas, Río. Obando, V. Ramírez. 1000 m (A), ALAJUELA: Fortuna, 10°22’N 84°41’30”W. Tributary of Río Peñas Blancas (on map as “Río Aguas Gata”).
Aguas Verdes, Río. Rivera. 600 m (?), GUANACASTE. [Parque Nacional Rincón de La Vieja.]
Aguas Zarcas. O. Jiménez, Lankester. 489 m (A), ALAJUELA: Aguas Zarcas, 10°23’N 84°20’W. Town at the N base of the W Cordillera Central.
Aguas Zarcas, Río. A. Rodríguez. 600 m (A).
(Los) Aguilares. Standley & Valerio. 550 m (P), GUANACASTE: Cañas, 10°30’N 85°00’W. Town in the foothills of the Cordillera de Tilarán, NW of Tilarán.
Aguileo (Aguilio), Bosque de. Brenes. 1190 m. Site near La Palma (de San Ramón?).
Agujas (Playa). J. F. Morales. 0 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Tárcoles, 9°43’N 84°39’W. Beach town between Tárcoles and Jacó.
Agujas. Aguilar. 1 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Golfo Dulce, 8°35’N 83°23’W. Caserío on Osa Peninsula at edge of Golfo Dulce, NW of Puerto Jiménez.
Agujas, Punta. J. F. Morales. 0 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Golfo Dulce, 8°35’N 83°23’W. Point along S shore of Golfo Dulce at mouth of Río Agujas, NW of Puerto Jiménez.
Los Ahogados, Hacienda. Pittier. 80 m (P), GUANACASTE: Ahogados, 10°45’N 85°32’W.
(Los) Ahogados, Río. Davidse, Evans & Bowers, Lellinger. 78 m (P), GUANACASTE, Liberia: Ahogados, 10°45’20”N 85°31’02”W (measured where Carretera Interamericana crosses the river). River draining the W slope of Volcán Rincón de La Vieja (q. v.); an affluent (with the Río Tempisquito) of the Río Tempisque.
Akúm, Río. (Río Platanares).
Alajuela. A. Alfaro, Cooper, Oersted, Orozco, Pittier, Polakowsky, Donnell Smith, Tonduz. 951 m (P), ALAJUELA: Barva, 10°01'N 84°13'W. City in the W Valle Central; capital of Prov. Alajuela.
Alajuelita. A. Alfaro, Pittier, Solís R., Tonduz. 1130 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°54’N 84°06’W. SW suburb of San José.
Alberto (Manuel) Brenes, Reserva Biológica. (A), ALAJUELA: San Lorenzo. Area on the N slope of the Cordillera de Tilarán; formerly known as "Reserva Forestal San Ramón."
Alcatraz, Isla. L. González. (P), PUNTARENAS: [Golfo de Nicoya, at Curú.]
(La) Alfombra. Pohl. 880 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Dominical, 9°18’N 83°47’W. Town in the N Fila Costeña, along the route between San Isidro de El General and Dominical.
Algodonales. Pittier. (P), GUANACASTE: Bahía de Salinas. Site on the Bahía de Salinas (q. v.); not on current maps.
Almirante. Herrera.
Altamira. Gómez. Site on the slope of Cerro Chirripó (Grande).
Altamira, Finca. Holm (on some labels as “Altemira”). 100 m (A), ALAJUELA: 10°28’N 84°24’W. [“San Carlos”].
(El) Alto (de Cartago; de Ochomogo). Allen, Kuijt, Pittier, Stork, Wilbur, Worthen. 1546 m (CD), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°54’N 83°57’W. Site along the Carretera Interamericana, between San José and Cartago; railroad station along the "Línea Nueva."
El Alto, Fila. M. M. Chavarría, J. F. Morales. 2000–2100 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°43’N 84°07’W. E ridge of Cerro Caraigres.
Alto, Potrero del. Pittier. 2450 m (P), ALAJUELA: Poás. Site on Volcán Poás; not on current maps.
Alto Cacao. E. Alfaro. 625 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Coto Brus, 8°58’N 83°13’W. Caserío at N end of S Fila Costeña.
Alto Coén. 1700 m (A), LIMÓN: Siola, 9°23’N 83°13’W. Not on current maps.
Alto Concepción (de Puriscal). 640 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Candelaria, 9°42’N 84°21’W. Town in the Puriscal region, on the SE slope of Fila Cangreja (q. v.).
Alto Lari. A. Jiménez. 300 m (A), LIMÓN: Siola, 9°26’N 83°03’W. Caserío in the Cordillera de Talamanca along the Río Lari, at the confluence of the Río Pare.
Alto Palomo. Davidse, Lent. 1960 m (A), ALAJUELA: Quesada, 10°11’N 84°19’W. Caserío on a spur ridge of the Continental Divide in the W Cordillera Central, along the road from Naranjo to Bajos del Toro.
Alto Sábalo (de Potrero Grande). Lépiz. 620 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Coto Brus, 8°58’N 83°03’W. Town on the N side of the Valle de Coto Brus.
Alto Urén. 400 m (A), LIMÓN: Sukut, 9°23’N 82°59’W.
Alto (de) Villegas. Brenes. 1300 m (CD), ALAJUELA: Naranjo, 10°09’N 84°27’W. Town near the E end of the Cordillera de Tilarán, NE of San Ramón.
Altos de. “Heights of,” on Spanish-language labels; not (necessarily) a place name.
Altos El Aguacate. Hammel (as “Altos Los Aguacates”), J. F. Morales. 1060 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Dota, 9°40’N 84°11’W. Caserío in valle of Río Pirrís.
Altos (de) Pascua. J. F. Morales. 785 m (A), LIMÓN: Bonilla, 10°02’N 83°38’W. Village on the E flank of Volcán Turrialba.
(Las) Alturas (de Cotón; de Coto Brus). 1320 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Unión, 8°57’N 82°50’W. Company town in the E Cordillera de Talamanca, in the valley of the Río Cotón.
Alumbre, Quebrada (del). Tonduz. 1500 m (P), CARTAGO/SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°49’N 84°04’W. Creek in the Candelaria region; an affluent (with the Río Jericó) of the Río Alumbre.
Alumbre, Río. 1260 m (P), CARTAGO/SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°47’N 84°05’W. River in the Candelaria region, formed by the confluence of the Río Jericó and the Quebrada Alumbre; an affluent (with the Río Tarrazú) of the Río Grande de Candelaria.
(Los) Amigos, Cerro. 1842 (CD), ALAJUELA/GUANACASTE/PUNTARENAS: Juntas, 10°19’N 84°48’W. Highest summit of the Cordillera de Tilarán, located in the N part of the Monteverde Reserve.
Amóura. Tonduz. 100 m (A), LIMÓN: Amubri. Site in the vicinity of Shiroles (q. v.).
Amubri. 68 m (A), LIMÓN: Amubri, 9°31’N 82°58’W. Town in the Valle de Talamanca.
Ángel, Río. Tonduz. 2600 m (A), ALAJUELA: Poás, 10°12’N 84°14’W. River draining the N slope of Volcán Poás, emanating from the Laguna del Poás; a tributary of the Río Sarapiquí.
Los Ángeles (de San Carlos). A. Jiménez, Molina. 100–200 m (A), ALAJUELA. Site on the Llanura de San Carlos (“entre Los Ángeles y San Isidro”).
Los Ángeles. J. González. 740–900 m (?), ALAJUELA. 10°18’N 84°12’W. [“Grecia.”]
Los Ángeles (de Heredia; de San Rafael). Brenes, Horich, A. Jiménez, Lellinger. 1500 m (P), HEREDIA. [“Monte La Cruz, area of Río de Las Hojas, north of Los Ángeles de Heredia”].
(Los) Ángeles. 9 m (A), LIMÓN: Guácimo, 10°18’N 83°33’W. Caserío on the Llanura de Santa Clara, along the Río Jiménez, NE of the town of Río Jiménez.
Los Ángeles. 273 m (A), LIMÓN: Guápiles, 10°12’N 83°49’W. W suburb of Guápiles (q. v.).
Los Ángeles. (P), SAN JOSÉ. Site in the Valle del General, along the Río Peñas Blancas (q. v.).
(Los) Ángeles. Gómez. 1360 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: San Isidro, 9°28’N 83°36’W. Caserío in the Cordillera de Talamanca, along the lower Río Talari.
Los Ángeles (Norte; Sur) de San Ramón. Brenes, Carvajal, Luteyn, Solís R., Utley. (Los Ángeles Norte, Los Ángeles Sur).
Los Ángeles de Siquirres. Gómez. (A), LIMÓN: Bonilla. 10°01’50”N 83°57’03”W. Site near Guayacán (q. v.). Not on current maps, coordinates taken at assumed location derived from locality description data.
Los Ángeles, Potrero de. 2600 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°57’N 83°53’W. Valley of the upper Río Reventado, above Tierra Blanca (between Volcán Reventado and Volcán Irazú, according to Oersted). N.B.: this locale and Valle de Los Arcángeles (Cerros de Escazú) have been confused, especially in the Primitiae florae costaricensis.
(Los) Ángeles Norte de San Ramón. Carvajal. 1190 (CD), ALAJUELA: Naranjo, 10°09’N 84°29’W. Town near the E end of the Cordillera de Tilarán, NW of San Ramón.
Los Ángeles Sur de San Ramón. 1111 m (P), ALAJUELA: Naranjo, 10°08’N 84°28’W. Town near the E end of the Cordillera de Tilarán, N of San Ramón.
(La) Angostura. Zamora. 430 m (P), ALAJUELA: Miramar, 10°02’N 84°35’W. Caserío along the Carretera Interamericana, on the divide between the Río Barranca and Río Paires.
Angostura. Kuntze, Polakowsky, Scherzer. 580 m (A), CARTAGO: Tucurrique, 9°53'N 83°39'W. Site along the Río Reventazón near Turrialba; unusually dry (Tropical Moist Forest) for this area.
Anguciana, Cerro. 1707 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Piedras Blancas, 8°49'N 83°09'W. Highest summit in the S Fila Costeña.
Angulo (Angula), Rancho. Pittier. 2840 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú. Site on Volcán Irazú, along the Río Birrís; not on current maps.
Las Ánimas. Chrysler. (A), CARTAGO. [Railway station ca. 3 miles below Turrialba.]
(Las) Ánimas, Hacienda. Davidse, Shannon. 200 m (A), GUANACASTE, La Cruz: Bahía de Salinas, 11°03’21”N 85°35’10”W.
Ánimas, Río. A. Chacón, Gómez. 200 m (A), GUANACASTE: Bahía de Salinas, 11°03’N 85°35’W. River draining the N slope of Cerro El Hacha (q. v.); a tributary of the Río Sapoá.
Anonos (Anones), Puente (Pont) de. Tonduz. 1046 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°56’N 84°07’W. Bridge over the Río Tiribí along the old road from San José to Escazú; name not on current maps.
Aparicio, Quebrada. 200 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Sierpe, 8°42'N 83°30'W. Creek in the N Osa Peninsula, flowing to the sea at the NW corner of Golfo Dulce (N of Rincón).
Apri, Cerro. Davidse, J. Quesada. 3109 m (A), LIMÓN: Kamúk, 9°16’N 83°03’W. Peak on ridge between Cerro Dudu and Cerro Kámuk.
Aqua Caliente. Chrysler. (Aguacaliente).
Aquiares, Río. Lent. 1570 m (A), CARTAGO: Tucurrique, 9°58’N 83°44’W. River draining the S slope of Volcán Turrialba; a tributary of the lower Río Turrialba.
Aragón (Hacienda). Pittier, Tonduz. 630 m (A), CARTAGO: Tucurrique. Site near Turrialba, supposedly a station along the Atlantic railway; not on current maps.
La Araña, Alto. J. F. Morales. 2261 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°43’N 84°10’W. SW peak of Cerro Caraigres massif.
Los Arbolitos. 20 m (A), HEREDIA. (“4 km aguas arriba unión Ríos Toro y Sarapiquí”).
Los Arcángeles, Valle de. Pittier. 1500–1900 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°53’N 84°07’W. Site in the Cerros de Escazú, above Alajuelita. N.B.: this locale and Potrero de Los Ángeles (Volcán Irazú) have been confused, especially in the Primitiae florae costaricensis.
La Ardilla (Descente de). Tonduz. 1300 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Dota, 9°37’N 84°02’W. Town in the N Cordillera de Talamanca, SW of San Marcos de Tarrazú.
(El) Arenal (de San Carlos). Jiménez & Lankester, Pohl, Standley & Valerio, J. Valerio. 535 m (A), GUANACASTE: Tilarán, 10°28’40”N 84°51’00”W. Town in the valley of the Río Arenal. The foregoing data apply to the original (in Standley’s day, before 1979) town site, on the Cordillera de Tilarán (S) side of Laguna de Arenal; that site was submerged beneath Lago Arenal, and the town was relocated to a higher position on the Cordillera de Guanacaste (N) side of the new lake. The data for the modern site (“Nuevo Arenal”) are as follows: 640 m (A), GUANACASTE: Arenal, 10°32’54”N 85°53’56”W.
Arenal, Lago (Laguna; Lake; Represa) (de). Croat, A. M. Evans, Pohl, Pérez García, Williams. 515 m (A), GUANACASTE: Tilarán, 10°30’N 84°52’W. Originally a small and seasonal body of water along the Río Arenal, now much enlarged by impoundment. The foregoing data apply to the original (in Standley’s day) Laguna de Arenal. The shoreline of the modern, post-1979, much larger and deeper Lago Arenal is at ca. 540 m; the rest of the data remain valid.
Arenal, Río. (A), ALAJUELA. Major river draining the S Cordillera de Guanacaste and the N Cordillera de Tilarán, impounded to form Lago Arenal (q. v.); a tributary of the Río San Carlos.
Arenal, Volcán. Russell, Thorne. 1633 m (A), ALAJUELA: Fortuna, 10°28’N 84°42’W. Isolated peak near the southern end of the Cordillera de Guanacaste; most active volcano in Costa Rica.
Arenas, Punta. (P), PUNTARENAS. Wiggins. Apparently a site on Isla del Coco (though not found on maps); spp. known in Costa Rica only from Isla del Coco were collected here, e.g., Diodia sarmentosa.
La Argentina, Hacienda. (Naranjos Agrios).
(La) Argentina, Hacienda. Jiménez. 780 m (P), ALAJUELA: Naranjo, 10°02’N 84°21’W.
Ariei, Río. Pittier, Tonduz. 200 m (A), LIMÓN: Estrella, 9°47’N 83°02’W. Not on current maps; equals the Río Ley or a tributary thereof.
Arrayanes, Quebrada. Lent. 1200 m (A), ALAJUELA: Poás, 10°15’N 84°12’W. Creek draining the NE slope of Volcán Poás; a tributary of the Quebrada Quicuyal (q. v.).
Arrayanes, Quebrada. 1700 m (A), HEREDIA: Poás, 10°12’N 84°07’W. Creek draining the NW slope of Volcán Barva; a tributary of the Río San Fernando.
Los Arrepentidos, Cerros. 189 m (A), HEREDIA: Río Cuarto, 10°28’N 84°01’W. Hills on the Llanura de San Carlos, immediately NW of Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí.
Los Arrepentidos, Cuesta de. 1200 m (P), SAN JOSÉ. Grade between San Marcos de Tarrazú and Santa María de Dota; not on current maps.
Artezalea. (A), ALAJUELA. Site NE of Ciudad Quesada.
Aserradero, Quebrada. 160 m (P), GUANACASTE: Murciélago, 10°54’N 85°34’W. Creek W of Parque Nacional Santa Rosa; a tributary of the Río Tempisquito.
Aserrí. Almeda, Echeverría, Hoffmann, Pittier, Standley, Tonduz, Wendland (as "Azari"). 1309 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°52’N 84°06’W. Town just S of San José, at the E base of the Cerros de Escazú.
Aserrí, Cerro de. (Cerro de Cedral).
Astúa(-)Pirie (Reserve) [United Fruit Co.]. Seibert. Apparently a failed forest reserve, located "beyond the end of the Parismina Branch." There is a town called "Astúa-Pirie" on the Llanura de Tortuguero, along the Río Tortuguero, S of Cariari at, 65 m (A), LIMÓN: Agua Fría, 10°21’N 83°44’W; on older maps as "Astúa y Pirie."
Asunción. Gómez. 150 m (A), LIMÓN: Río Banano, 9°54’N 83°10’W. Site in the N Cordillera de Talamanca, along the Río Banano.
Asunción (Cerro). 3396 m (CD), CARTAGO: Vueltas, 9°35’N 83°46’W. Peak in the "Cerro de La Muerte" region; the highest point along the Costa Rican portion of the Carretera Interamericana.
Asunción (Cerro). 853 m (A), LIMÓN, Limón: Río Banano. 9°53’24”N 83°09’36”W. Peak S of the town of Asunción.
Asunción, Fila. 500 m (A), LIMÓN, Limón: Río Banano. Ridge to the N of the town Asunción.
Atenas. Hitchcock, Hoffmann, Horich, Jiménez, Pittier, Pohl. 696 m (P), ALAJUELA: Río Grande, 9°58’N 84°23’W. Town in the W Valle Central; railroad station.
Atirro. Kupper, Donnell Smith. 597 m (A), CARTAGO: Tucurrique, 9°50’N 83°39’W. Town in the N Cordillera de Talamanca, along the lower Río Atirro.
Atirro, Río. Lehmann. 700–850 m (A), CARTAGO: Pejibaye, 9°48’N 83°38’W. River in the N Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the Río Reventazón.
Atrevido, Cabo. 5 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Nicoya (1:200,000), 5°32’N 87°02’W. Easternmost point on Isla del Coco (q. v.); also as "Cabo Atrevida."
Avispa, Quebrada. Gómez. 900 m (P). [Santiago de San Ramón.]
Ayil, Lago(s). 490 m (A), CARTAGO: Barbilla, 9°54’N 83°22’W. Pair of natural lakes in the N Cordillera de Talamanca, along the lower Río Moravia.
Los Ayotes. Standley & Valerio. 830 m (A), GUANACASTE: Tilarán, 10°29’N 84°55’W. Caserío at the N end of the Cordillera de Tilarán, E of Tilarán.
Azahar. I. A. Chacón, Hammel. 1800 m (A), CARTAGO: Abra, 9°51’N 84°01’W. Caserío near Continental Divide, between Tablazo and Cerros de La Carpintera.
Azahar, Cerro. Liesner. 1598 m (P), ALAJUELA: Miramar, 10°09’N 84°35’W. Outlying peak near the S end of the Cordillera de Tilarán.
Azari. Hoffmann, Wendland. (Aserrí).
Azufrales, Quebrada. 800 m (P), GUANACASTE: Curubandé, 10°46’N 85°19’W. Sulfurous creek draining the the S slope of Volcán Rincón de La Vieja; a tributary of the Río Negro.
Azul, Quebrada. Ivey. 1000 m (A), GUANACASTE: Tilarán, 10°23’N 84°52’W. Creek draining the N slope of the Cordillera de Tilarán; a tributary of the Quebrada Valdivia or Río Chiquito (map is ambiguous).
Azul, Quebrada. Lent. 800 m (A), CARTAGO: Pejibaye, 9°47’N 83°44’W. Creek in the N Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the Río Pejibaye.
Azul, Sabana. 2300 m (A). Site on the SW slope of Volcán Irazú; not on current maps.

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Bagaces. Blum, A. M. Evans, Stone. 80 m (P), GUANACASTE, Bagaces: Monteverde, 10°31’36”N 85°15’31”W. Town along the Carretera Interamericana in the Guancaste lowlands, between Cañas and Liberia.
Baie de. "Bay of," on French-language labels; not a place name.
Bajamar (Playa). 0 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Barranca, 9°51’N 84°41’W. Beach town SE of Tivives.
Baja Talamanca. (A), LIMÓN. Term used generally for the lower elevations of the Cantón de Talamanca, Prov. Limón.
Bajo Arias. J. F. Morales. 1090 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°47’30”N 84°12’W. Town in valley of the Río Grande de Candelaria.
Bajo Calvo. J. F. Morales. 650 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°48’30”N 84°15’W. Town along the Río Jorco.
Bajo Coén. (A), LIMÓN.
Bajo(s) (del) Cortés. Gómez. (P), GUANACASTE: Monteverde. Site in the vicinity of Comelco (q. v.).
Bajo de Honduras, Río. Garwood. (Río Hondura).
Bajo Mamey. E. Alfaro. 160 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Chánguena, 8°57’N 83°15’W. Caserío at N end of S Fila Costeña.
Bajo Máquina, Quebrada. Lent. 1700 m (A), SAN JOSÉ: Carrillo, 10°02’N 83°57’W. Tributary of the upper Río Cascajal.
Bajo Morales. A. Rodríguez, Marlon Valerio. [Site at Zona Protectora El Rodeo.]
Bajo Pacuare. Pohl. 470 m (A), CARTAGO: Tucurrique, 9°53’N 83°32’W. Caserío on the Río Pacuare, along the road from Turrialba to Moravia de Chirripó.
Bajo de (La) Palma. M. M. Chavarría, J. F. Morales. 620 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°45’N 84°15’W. Caserío in the valley of the Río Grande de Candelaria.
Bajo (de La) Rodríguez. Poveda, Utley. 267 m (A), ALAJUELA: San Lorenzo, 10°18’N 84°32’W. Town at the N base of the Cordillera de Tilarán, on the divide between the Río San Lorenzo and the Río Balsa.
Bajo San Carlos. Aguilar. [Site on Río Platanares, Valle de General.]
Bajo Telire. Gómez. (A), LIMÓN. Possibly the same as Telire (q. v.).
Bajo Venegas. Hammel. 1340 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°42’N 84°08’W. Caserío on S slope of Cerro Caraigres.
Bajos (de) Bijagual. J. F. Morales (sometimes simply as “Bijagual”). 750 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Dota, 9°39’N 84°12’W. Caserío in the valley of the Río Pirrís.
Bajos del Cortés. (Bajo Cortés).
Bajos del Jorco. J. F. Morales. 670 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°49’N 84°13’30”W. Town along the Río Jorco.
Bajos del Tigre. Poveda. 380 m. (A). LIMÓN, Siquirres: Bonilla. 10°00’16”N 83°36’19”W. The name also refers to a region of Parque Nacional Barbilla. Mapped as “Bajo Tigre.”
Bajos del Toro. 1430 m (A), ALAJUELA: Quesada, 10°13’N 84°18’W. Town in the W part of the Cordillera Central, in the valley of the upper Río Toro.
(La) Balsa de Río Grande (de Atenas; de Tárcoles). Kennedy, Utley. 425 m (P), ALAJUELA: Río Grande, 9°57’N 84°23’W. Railroad station in W Valle Central, S of Atenas.
(La) Balsa (de San Ramón). Brenes, Lellinger, Utley. 1080 m (A), ALAJUELA: San Lorenzo, 10°11’N 84°30’W. Site in the Cordillera de Tilarán, NW of San Ramón.
(La) Balsa, Río. 250 m (A), ALAJUELA: San Lorenzo, 10°18’N 84°32’W. River draining the N Cordillera de Tilarán; an affluent (with the Río San Lorenzo) of the Río Jabillos (q. v.).
Ballena (Playa). 10 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Coronado, 9°08’N 83°42’W. Coastal town between Dominical and Puerto Cortés.
Ballena, Cerro. J. González. 830 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Coronado, 9°08’N 83°41’W. Peak in N Fila Costeña.
Bambú. Croat, Pohl. (A), LIMÓN. Town along the Río Sixaola. Name in use before 1969; in May 1969, this town name was changed to Bratsi (q. v.), and the District of Bratsi was created at the same time (which includes all of the western part of Talamanca cantón W of Bratsi).
Banana, Boca. (Boca Banano).
Banana River. Cook & Doyle. 0 m (A), LIMÓN. "Port Limón, at sea-level"; probably the same as Río Banano (q. v.).
Bananito (Río). Stork. 20 m (A), LIMÓN: Río Banano, 9°51’N 83°02’W. River draining the Cordillera de Talamanca, flowing to the sea just N of San Andrés (q. v.).
Banano (Banana), Boca. Tonduz. 0 m (A), LIMÓN: Río Banano, 9°56’N 83°00’W.
Banano, Río. Pohl. 10–100 m (A), LIMÓN: Río Banano, 9°54’N 83°09’W. River draining the N end of Fila Matama (q. v.), flowing to the sea S of Puerto Limón.
Banco, Punta. M. M. Chavarría. 0 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Pavón, 8°22’N 83°09’W. Point at the entrance of Golfo Dulce, at the base of the Burica Peninsula..
Bandera, Cerros de La. (P), SAN JOSÉ: Vueltas, 9°40’N 83°56’W. Site northeast of Santa Mária de Dota. Not on current maps; marked only by the place name "Q. Bandera."
Banderilla. 1900 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°54'N 83°55'W. Town in the foothills of Volcán Irazú, N of Cartago.
Banegas, Quebrada. 30 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Sierpe, 8°40'N 83°31'W. Creek on the N Osa Peninsula, SW of Rincón; a tributary of the lower Río Riyito.
Barba (or, Barva). Pittier, Polakowsky, Tonduz. 1177 m (P), HEREDIA: Barva, 10°02’N 84°08’W. NW suburb of Heredia.
Barba, Volcán (de). (Volcán Barva).
Barbacoas. 1169 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Río Grande, 9°52’N 84°21’W. Town NW of Santiago de Puriscal.
Barbilla, Río. Cufodontis. 40 m (A), LIMÓN: Matina, 10°03’N 83°22’W. River draining the N Cordillera de Talamanca; an affluent (with the Río Chirripó or Duchí) of the Río Matina.
Barbudal, Lomas (Hills) (de) (Reserva Biológica). Frankie, Furth, Garwood. 185 m (P), GUANACASTE, Bagaces: Tempisque, 10°28’N 85°21’W. Hills at the E side of the Río Tempisque, SW of Bagaces.
(La) Barra del Colorado. Morley. 5 m (A), LIMÓN: Colorado, 10°46’N 83°36’W. Town at the mouth of the Río Colorado, in the extreme NE corner of Costa Rica.
Barra Honda, Cerro(s). 445 m (P), GUANACASTE: Talolinga, 10°11’N 85°22’W. Cave-riddled limestone hills in the lower Río Tempisque basin, NE of Nicoya; this is the site of Parque Nacional Barra Honda.
Barra Parismina. Shank. (A), LIMÓN.
La Barranca. Oersted. Same as the following?
Barranca. Brenes, Garwood, Kupper. 27 m (P), PUNTARENAS, Puntarenas: Barranca, 9°59’41”N 84°43’29”W.
Barranca (de Zarcero). Austin Smith. 1610 m (CD), ALAJUELA: Naranjo, 10°10’N 84°24’W. Town on the westernmost slope of the Cordillera Central, SW of Zarcero.
Barranca, Finca. I. A. Chacón, Gómez. 900 m (P). [Near Santiago de San Ramón; not found on map.]
Barranca, Río. Beetle (as “Río Barranco”), Godfrey, Tonduz. 1300–1400 m (P), ALAJUELA: Naranjo, 10°09’N 84°26’W. River draining the E Cordillera de Tilarán and westernmost slope of the Cordillera Central, flowing to the sea S of Puntarenas.
Barranca, Sitio. (Los Negros de Miramar).
Los Barrancas. Gentry. (P), PUNTARENAS. [Probably same as preceding.]
Barranco, Río. Beetle. (Río Barranca).
Barrantes. Stork. 732 m (P). [Near San Isidro de El General.]
Barreal, Quebrada. 300 m (A), LIMÓN: Matina, 10°01’N 83°28’W. Creek in the N part of the Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the lower Río Dantas
Barrigona, Playa. 0 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Golfo, 9°57’N 84°55’W. Beach on the W coast of Isla San Lucas (q. v.).
Barrigona, Punta. 5 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Golfo, 9°57’N 84°55’W. Point on the W coast of Isla San Lucas (q. v.), at the S end of Playa Barrigona.
Barrigones, Fila. 219 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Golfo Dulce, 8°34’N 83°26’W. Ridge on the Osa Peninsula, NW of Puerto Jiménez.
Barú. 20 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Dominical, 9°17’N 83°51’W. Town in the N Fila Costeña, along the route from San Isidro de El General to Dominical.
Barú, Río. 5 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Dominical, 9°17’N 83°52’W. River draining the N Fila Costeña, flowing to the sea at Dominical.
Barva. (Barba).
Barva, Laguna de(l). Boyle, Pittier. 2830 m (A), HEREDIA: Barva, 10°08’N 84°07’W. Lagoon in the main crater of Volcán Barva.
Barva, Río. Boyle. 2700 m (?), HEREDIA.
Barva Transect. 50–2900 m (A), HEREDIA. Refers to the entire altitudinal transect on the Atlantic slope of Volcán Barva, from the Estación Biológica La Selva up to the summit of Volcán Barva.
Barva (Barba) [Volcán (de)]. Bawa, Boyle, Brade, A. M. Evans, Hartshorn, Hoffmann, McAlpin, Oersted, Pittier, Scamman, Tonduz, Manuel Valerio, Wendland. 2900 m (CD), HEREDIA: Barva, 10°08’N 84°06’W. Major (but inactive) volcano in the Cordillera Central; according to Durand (1891), the "zone des chênes" (oak forests) extends from 1900–2755 m.
Bassin du. "Basin of," on French-language labels; not a place name.
Bataán (also Batán). 15 m (A), LIMÓN: Matina, 10°05’N 83°21’W. Railroad station near the S end of the Llanura de Santa Clara.
Batambal, Quebrada. 100 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Chánguena, 8°59’N 83°29’W. Creek draining the S slope of Fila Retinto (q. v.), above Palmar Norte.
Bebedero. Brenes, Dodge. 7 m (P), GUANACASTE, Bagaces/Cañas: Cañas, 10°22’50”N 85°11’34”W. Town in the lower Río Tempisque basin, SW of Cañas.
Bebedero, Río. Jiménez. 4 m (P), GUANACASTE: Cañas, 10°21’N 85°12’W. River formed by the confluence of the Río Blanco and the Río Tenorio; a tributary of the lower Río Tempisque.
Becómbli. Pittier. (A), LIMÓN: Amubri. Site in the Valle de Talamanca, "between Sipurio and Tsuritkub."
Bejuco (Playa). 15 m (P), GUANACASTE: Cerro Azul, 9°51’N 85°20’W. Beach town in the S part of the Nicoya Peninsula, on the ocean side.
El Bejuco, Finca (Estación Biológica). A. R. Smith. 100 m (A), HEREDIA: Río Cuarto, 10°27’N 84°04’W. Private biological field station near Chilamate de Sarapiquí, at the S end of the Cerros Sardinal (q. v.); not on current maps.
Bejuco, Isla. 118 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Berrugate, 10°00’N 85°02’W. Island in the Golfo de Nicoya.
Bekís, Río. (Río Bkís).
Bekom, Cerro. Herrera, Kuss. 1507 m (A), ALAJUELA: San Lorenzo, 10°17’N 84°39’W. Peak in the Cordillera de Tilarán (benchmark on map).
Bekom, Cerro. 2779 m (CD), LIMÓN/PUNTARENAS: Kámuk, 9°11’N 83°04’W. Peak in the Cordillera de Talamanca.
Belén. Burger. 40 m (P), GUANACASTE. [Between Liberia and Santa Cruz.]
Belmira, Hacienda. Tonduz. (P), SAN JOSÉ. Site near Copey de Dota.
Bellavista, Río. 1500 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Unión, 8°58’N 82°50’W. River in the E Cordillera de Talamanca, near Las Alturas; a tributary of the Río Cotón.
Benjamín, Quebrada. 100 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Chánguena, 8°59’N 83°27’W. Creek draining the S slope of Fila Retinto (q. v.), above Palmar Norte; a tributary of the Río Grande de Térraba.
Bequís, Río. (Río Bkís).
Berlín de San Ramón. 1330 m (P), ALAJUELA: Naranjo, 10°01’N 84°28’W. Town in the Montes del Aguacate (q. v.).
Bermejo (de Cartago). 1400 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°52’N 83°59’W. Town near the W end of the E Valle Central, just SE of Coris (q. v.).
Bermúdez, Río. 1080 m (P), HEREDIA: Abra, 9°58’N 84°06’30”W. A tributary of the Río Virilla.
Berrugate, Isla. 166 m (P), GUANACASTE: Berrugate, 10°03’N 85°10’W. Inshore island on the peninsula side of the Golfo de Nicoya.
Betania de Cutris. Carvajal. (A), ALAJUELA.
Bijagua (de Upala). Almeda, Croat, Pohl, Utley, Wilbur. 425 m (A), ALAJUELA: Miravalles, 10°44’N 85°03’W. Town in the Cordillera de Guanacaste, along the route from Cañas to Upala.
Bijagual. J. F. Morales. SAN JOSÉ. (Bajos Bijagual).
Bijagual de Savegre (also, "Vijagual"). Pittier. 50 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Quepos, 9°27’N 84°03’W.
Bijagual (de Turrubares). 443 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Tárcoles, 9°44’N 84°34’W. Town just SE of Parque Nacional Carara, on the divide between the Río Tarcolitos and the Río Turrubaritos.
Bijagualito. Poveda. 480 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Tárcoles, 9°44’N 84°33’W. Town at the S base of the Montañas Jamaica (q. v.), in the headwaters of the Río Turrubaritos.
Bine, Cerro. Weston. 3242 m (CD), PUNTARENAS: Pittier, 9°06’N 82°53’W. Peak in the E Cordillera de Talamanca, on the Panamanian border, just SW of Cerro Fábrega (q. v.).
Biricuacua, Cerro. 2610 m (A), LIMÓN: Siola, 9°23’N 83°10’W. Remote peak in the Cordillera de Talamanca, on the divide between the Río Coén and the Río Pare.
Birrí. 1330 m (P), HEREDIA: Barva, 10°04’N 84°08’W.
Birrís. Pittier & Dodge. 1253 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°53’N 83°47’W. Caserío along the Río Birrís (q. v.), just NE of Cervantes.
Birrís, Río. Pittier, Standley. 1075–2840 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°53–58’N 83°47–51’W. River draining the SE slope of Volcán Irazú; a tributary of the Río Reventazón.
Birrís, Sitio. 2843 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú. Site on Volcán Irazú.
Birrisito. Horich. 1320 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°51’N 83°51’W. Town at the E end of the E Valle Central, NE of Paraíso de Cartago
Bitárkara, Cerro (also Cerro Bobócara). 1025 m (A), LIMÓN: Telire, 9°38’N 83°09’W. Secondary peak of the Cordillera de Talamanca; the highest point in the Reserva Biológica Hitoy Cerere (q. v.).
Bkís, Río (also Bekís, Bequís or Bquís). Pittier. 800–1500 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Buenos Aires, 9°15’N 83°18’W. Old name for the upper part of the Río Ceibo (q. v.).
Blanca, Playa. 0 m (P), GUANACASTE: Santa Elena, 10°57’N 85°52’W. Beach near the W end of the Santa Elena Peninsula.
Blanca, Playa. 0 m (P), GUANACASTE, Carrillo: Matapalo, 10°26’N 85°48’W. Beach near the N end of the Nicoya Peninsula, on the ocean side; now generally known as Playa Flamingo.
Blanca, Punta. Aronson. 0 m (P), GUANACASTE: Santa Elena, 10°57’N 85°53’W. NW tip of the Santa Elena Peninsula, NW of Playa Blanca.
Blanco, Cabo. Burger, Oersted. 120 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Cabuya, 9°34’N 85°07’W. Southernmost tip of the Nicoya Peninsula. .
Blanco, Pico. (Cerro Piedra Blanca).
Blanco, Río. 35 m (P), GUANACASTE: Cañas, 10°28’N 85°12’W. An affluent (with the Río Tenorio) of the Río Bebedero.
Blanco, Río. Croat, Davidse, Pittier. 300 m (A), LIMÓN, Pococi: Guápiles, 10°12’59”N 83°50’30”W. River draining the N slope of the Cordillera Central; a tributary of the Río Toro Amarillo. Joins the Río Toro Amarillo close to the point where both rivers cross a major highway, so it may have often been mistaken for the Río Toro Amarillo. Coordinates taken where the highway crosses Río Blanco.
Blanco, Río. A. Rodríguez. 500 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Savegre, 9°27’N 83°57’W. [Same as next?].
Blanco, Río. Stork. 2200 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Vueltas, 9°39’N 83°53’W. River in the Cordillera de Talamanca, E of Copey de Dota; a tributary of the upper Río Pirrís.
Blei, Quebrada. Hazlett. (A), LIMÓN, Talamanca: Amubri, Telire. Two locations labeled on maps, location intended by collector is unclear. Both are small tributaries of the Río Telire; the elevation listed is at the confluence with the Río Telire. Quebrada Blei East, 100 m (Amubri) is located near Suretka, in the broad Valle de Talamanca; Quebrada Blei West, 380 m (Telire) is located upstream of Sitio Rangelle (q. v.).
Boca (de) Arenal. 55 m (A), ALAJUELA: Tres Amigos, 10°32’N 84°29’W. Town on the Llanura de San Carlos, along the Río San Carlos near the mouth of the Río Arenal.
Boca (de) Barranca. Janzen (as “Barranco”), Stork. 0 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Barranca, 9°58’N 83°44’W. Town near the mouth of the Río Barranca.
Boca Barranco. Janzen. (Boca Barranca).
Boca San Carlos. 15 m (A), ALAJUELA: Cutris, 10°47’N 84°12’W.
Boca de Sarapiquí. (Trinidad).
Boca Tapada. 31 m (A), ALAJUELA: Cutris, 10°41’N 84°14’W. Town on the Llanura de San Carlos.
Bolenak. Pittier. (A), LIMÓN. Site in "Haut Zhorquín," i.e., the upper basin of the Río Yorkín (q. v.); no doubt correctly "Boleñak."
Bolori, Quebrada. 600 m (A), CARTAGO: Chirripó, 9°47’N 83°23’W. Creek in the N Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the Río Chirripó (Duchí).
Boloriñak. (Chirripó Abajo).
La Bolsa. 0 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Rincón, 8°42’N 83°29’W. NW inlet of Golfo Dulce, at Rincón de Osa (q. v.).
(El) Bolsón. L. González, Pittier. 13 m (P), GUANACASTE: Tempisque, 10°22’N 85°27’W. Town in the Río Tempisque basin, on the Río Bolsón. .
Bolsón, Río. 4 m (P), GUANACASTE: Tempisque, 10°22’N 85°28’W. River in the Río Tempisque basin, formed by the confluence of the Río Cañas and the Río Las Palmas; a tributary of the Río Tempisque.
La Bomba. 25 m (A), LIMÓN, Limón: Río Banano, 9°55’22”N 83°03’42”W. Town at the N base of the Cordillera de Talamanca, SW of Puerto Limón.
Bomba (de) Cedro. 200 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Cabagra, 9°03’N 83°12’W. Caserío along the Río Cabagra.
Bomlenak. A mistranscription of Bolenak (q. v.).
Bonilla. Probably the same as Bonilla Abajo (q. v.).
Bonilla, Laguna (Lago; Lakes). Bumby, Dodge (as “Bonilla Lakes”). 270 m (A), LIMÓN: Tucurrique, 9°59’N 83°36’W.
Bonilla (Abajo). 275 m (A), LIMÓN: Bonilla, 10°01’N 83°36’W. Railroad town along the Río Reventazón.
Bonillita, Laguna. Bumby. 460 m (A), CARTAGO.
Bonita, Quebrada. 30 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Tárcoles, 9°47’N 84°37’W. Creek in Parque Nacional Carara; a tributary of the lower Río Grande de Tárcoles.
Bonito, Río. Herrera. 70 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Piedras Blancas, 8°43'N 83°13'W. River draining the hills NW of Golfito; a tributary of the Río Esquinas.
Boquete. Wilbur. SAN JOSÉ.
Bornea. Biolley, Tonduz. Apparently a mistranscription of Boruca (q. v.).
Boruca (de Buenos Aires). Pittier, Pohl, Tonduz. 550 m (P), PUNTARENAS: General, 9°00'N 83°20'W. Town at the S end of the N Fila Costeña.
Los Borucas, Cuesta de. Pittier. 1800–2700 m (P), SAN JOSÉ. Site on the slopes of Cerro de Buena Vista (q. v.), between San Marcos de Tarrazú and El General; not on current maps, but cf. Cerro Boruca at, 2345 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: San Isidro, 9°29’N 83°42’W.
Boruea. Pohl. Mistranscription of Boruca (q. v.).
Boscosa, Est[ación]. L. Martínez. (P), PUNTARENAS. [Osa Peninsula.]
Bosque Alegre [Laguna(s) de; Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre]. 730–740 m (A), ALAJUELA: Poás, 10°18’N 84°13’W. Area including Laguna Hule (q. v.), and associated lakes and ponds. The name "Bosque Alegre" is apparently a regional designation; however, a very small lake just to the NW of Laguna Hule has sometimes been called (on labels) "Laguna Bosque Alegre," presumably because the name "Bosque Alegre" appears on the map immediately above this lake, which is otherwise unnamed.
Bosques (de). "Forests (of)," on Spanish labels; not a place name.
Boston (Ferme, Finca). Tonduz. 17 m (A), LIMÓN: Matina, 10°01’N 83°15’W. Railroad station at the S edge of the Llanura de Santa Clara.
Los Botos, Volcán de. Old name for Volcán Poás (q. v.).
Boyei, Río. 1200 m (A), LIMÓN: Chirripó, 9°45’N 83°18’W. River draining the W slope of Fila Matama (q. v.); a tributary of the Río Chirripó (Duchí).
Bquís, Río. (Río Bkís).
Brasil de Santa Ana. 800 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°56’N 84°14’W. Town in the Valle Central, W of Santa Ana.
Brasilia. 325 m (A), ALAJUELA: Orosí, 11°01’N 85°21’W.
Brasilito (Playa). 0 m (P), GUANACASTE: Matapalo, 10°25’N 85°48’W. Beach near the N end of the Nicoya Peninsula, on the ocean side.
Bratsi. 49 m (A), LIMÓN: Amubri, 9°33’N 82°53’W. Site along the lower Río Telire.
Braulio Carrillo (National Park; Parque Nacional). Hennipman, Moran. (A, P) CARTAGO, HEREDIA, LIMÓN, SAN JOSÉ. This National Park is in the Cordillera Central. There are two entrance stations, one on the N side and one on the S side (Zurquí, in Prov. San José). There is a teleférico (cable car) near Quebrada Molinete (q. v.) [is this in the park??]. The Estación Biológica La Selva (q. v.) adjoins in the far north. .
Brava, Boca. Tonduz. (P), PUNTARENAS. One of the mouths of the Río Grande de Térraba.
Bribeta, Cerro. Herrera. [Sukut quadrangle.]
Bribrí. Burger. 32 m (A), LIMÓN: Amubri, 9°38’N 82°50’W. Town along the Río Sixaola.
Briceño, Villa. 80 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Piedras Blancas, 8°43’N 83°10’W. Town along the Carretera Interamericana, between Palmar Norte and Paso Canoas, at the junction of a secondary road to Golfito.
Brillante. Almeda, James (as “Brilliante”). 1600 m (CD), ALAJUELA/PUNTARENAS: Juntas, 10°18’07”N 84°48’13”W. Trail (Sendero Brillante) along the Continental Divide in the Cerros Centinelas (q. v.), in the Monteverde Reserve, Cordillera de Tilarán.
La Brisa de Zarcero. Austin Smith. 1780 m (A), ALAJUELA: Quesada, 10°13’N 84°20’W. Caserío on the W slope of the Cordillera Central, NW of Zarcero.
Las Brisas de Pacuarito. 620 m (A), LIMÓN: Matina, 10°01’N 83°28’W. Caserío in the foothills of the N Cordillera de Talamanca, SE of Siquirres; not on current maps.
Brujo. Hennipman. 260 m (P), PUNTARENAS. [Along Río Platanares, lower Valle de General.]
(El) Brujo. Estrada. 250 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Savegre, 9°26’N 83°57’W. Caserío along the lower Río División, N Fila Costeña.
Brujo, Cerro. 617 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Llorona, 8°39’N 83°36’W.
Brujo, Río. 1770 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Vueltas, 9°33’N 83°52’W. River draining the N slope of Cerro Vueltas (q. v.); a tributary of the Río Savegre.
Brunka, Cordillera. (Cordillera Brunqueña).
Brunqueña (Brunka), Cordillera. Obscure name for the Fila Costeña (q. v.), especially the N portion, used by Horich and a few others.
Buena Vista (de San Carlos). Brade, Cook & Doyle, Pittier, Weston. 850 m (A), ALAJUELA: Quesada, 10°17’N 84°28’W. Town on the westernmost slope of the Cordillera Central, SW of Ciudad Quesada.
Buenavista. Luteyn. 1320 m. (P), SAN JOSÉ: San Isidro, 9°30’N 83°40’W. Town in the Cordillera de Talamanca, in the valley of the Río Buenavista.
Buena Vista de Zarcero. Judziewicz, Austin Smith. Almost certainly the same as Buena Vista de San Carlos.
Buena Vista (Cerro de). Hill, Lellinger, Pittier, Tonduz, Manuel Valerio. 3491 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Vueltas, 9°33’N 83°46’W. Peak in the N Cordillera de Talamanca; synonymous, or virtually so, with "Cerro de La Muerte." The latter name, though much better known, does not appear on current maps (although there is a "Quebrada Muerte").
Buenavista, Río. Q. Jiménez. 100 m (A), ALAJUELA: Guatuso, 10°44’N 84°53’W. River traversing the Llanura de Los Guatusos; a tributary of the Río Frío.
Buenavista, Río. Luteyn. 1300 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: San Isidro, 9°30’N 83°40’W. Major river draining the Cordillera de Talamanca; an affluent (with the Río Chirripó Pacífico) of the Río General.
Buenos Aires. (Las Horquetas).
Buenos Aires (de Osa). Crow, A. Jiménez, Pittier, Pohl, P. E. Sánchez, Tonduz, J. Valerio, Manuel Valerio, Wilbur. 361 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Buenos Aires, 9°01’N 83°20’W. Major town in the S Valle del General, along the lower Río Ceibo; does not belong to the Cantón de Osa (rather, to the Cantón de Buenos Aires).
Buenos Aires de Térraba. Lankester. Probably the same as the foregoing site.
Bugú, Fila. 1500 m (A), LIMÓN: Siola, 9°27’N 83°12’W. Secondary ridge of the Cordillera de Talamanca, along which the trail from Ujarrás de Buenos Aires to San José Cabécar passes..
Buissons. "Thickets," "woods," on French-language labels; not a place name.
Burica, Península (Punta) (de). Busey, Croat, Lent. 265 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Burica, 8°08’N 82°54’W. Peninsula SE of Golfo Dulce, on the Panamanian border; “Península” and “Punta” tend to be used interchangeably, however “Punta” properly refers only to the very tip of the peninsula, which is in Panama.
Burío, Alto. 1765 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°52’N 84°06’N. Promontory in the Cerros de Escazú, above Aserrí; also called Piedra (Blanca) de Aserrí.
Burú, Cerro(s). 2719 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Pittier, 9°01’N 82°50’W. Subsidiary peak of the E Cordillera de Talamanca.
Burú, Río. Gómez. 2000-2200 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Pittier, 9°01’N 82°51’W. River draining the E Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the Río Cedro.
Bustamante, Fila. (P), SAN JOSÉ.

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Cabagra. Pittier, Tonduz. 500 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Cabagra, 9°09’N 83°13’W. Town in the Cordillera de Talamanca, NW of Potrero Grande.
Cabagra, Río. Pittier. 150 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Cabagra, 9°02’N 83°11’W. River draining the E Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the Río Coto Brus.
Caballo, Isla de. Brenes. 174 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Golfo, 9°59’N 84°59’W. Island in the Golfo de Nicoya.
Cabana. Q. Jiménez. 90 m (A), ALAJUELA: Guatuso, 10°45’N 84°54’W. Site on the Llanura de Los Guatusos; mapped as “Finca La Cabaña.”
Cabeceras (del). "Headwaters (of)," on Spanish-language labels; not a place name.
Cabeza de Chancho, Cerro(s). J. González. 970 m (P), PUNTARENAS/SAN JOSÉ: Dota, 9°37’N 84°14’W. Ridge in the front range of the Cordillera de Talamanca, N of Fila Chonta.
Cabeza de Mono, Cerro. C. M. Taylor. 670 m (P), PUNTARENAS/SAN JOSÉ: Dominical, 9°13’N 83°47’W. Frontal ridge of N Fila Costeña, SE of Dominical.
Cabeza de Vaca, Cerro (Alto). Dodge & Thomas. 3065 m (CD), CARTAGO/SAN JOSÉ: Istarú, 9°58’N 83°53’W. W subsidiary peak of Volcán Irazú.
Cabo Blanco, Reserva Natural Absoluta. 375 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Cabuya, 9°30’N 85°03’W. Protected area at the S tip of the Nicoya Peninsula.
Cabuya (Playa). 10 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Cabuya, 9°36’N 85°05’W. Beach town near the S end of the Nicoya Peninsula.
Cabuyo, Río. Frankie, Gómez. 30 m (P), GUANACASTE: Monteverde, 10°30’N 85°22’W. River draining the N slope of the Lomas Barbudal, flowing through Comelco (q. v.); a tributary of the Río Tempisque.
Cabuyo, Río. Gómez-Laurito, G. Rodríguez. 800–980 m (P), GUANACASTE, Tilarán: Tierras Morenas, 10°36’29”N 85°00’41”W (at headwaters). A tributary of the Río Corobicí, flowing close by the town of Tierras Morenas.
Cacao, Cerro (or Volcán). Alverson, Pittier. 1659 m (CD), GUANACASTE, Liberia: Cacao, 10°56’N 85°27’W. Peak near the N end of the Cordillera de Guanacaste in Parque Nacional Guanacaste; an extinct volcano.
Cacao, Estación. 1130 m (P), GUANACASTE: Cacao, 10°56’N 85°28’W. Parque Nacional Guanacaste, park station on Cerro Cacao (q. v.); formerly known as Estación Mengo or Estación Tortuga.
Cacao, Quebrada. 500 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Buenos Aires, 9°14’N 83°28’W. Creek in the Valle de Genera; a tributary of the Río Sonador.
Cacao, Río. Gómez. 800 m (P), ALAJUELA: Río Grande, 9°59’N 84°26’W. River draining the E slope of the Montes del Aguacate, flowing just N of Atenas (q. v.); a tributary of the Río Grande de Tárcoles.
Cacao Río. Dodge. 650–780 m (A), CARTAGO. [“At Pejivalle Farm.”]
Cacao, Río. L. O. Williams. 900 m (P), PUNTARENAS. River in the Valle del General, “above PanAm Hwy.”; not found on map, but perhaps the same as Quebrada Cacao (q. v.), though the latter scarcely attains 900 m (if at all).
Cachí. A. Alfaro, Biolley, Brade, Croat, Lankester, Thorne, Wilbur. 1049 m (A), CARTAGO: Tapantí, 9°49’N 83°48’W. Town in the valley of the Río Reventazón, NE of Orosi.
Cacho Negro (Cerro). Gómez. 2150 m (A), HEREDIA: Poás, 10°12’N 84°02’W. Subsidiary peak on the N slope of Volcán Barva.
Cacical, Quebrada. Herrera. Site in Reserva Biológica Alberto Manual Brenes (q. v.).
Cafrosa, Finca. 1280–1400 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Unión, 8°54’N 82°46–48’W. Not on current maps (in or very near Zona Protectora Las Tablas).
Cahuita. Bittner (as “Cauita”), Gómez, James, Pohl. 5 m (A), LIMÓN: Cahuita, 9°44’22”N 82°49’35”‘W. Beach town between Puerto Limón and Puerto Viejo de Talamanca. Coordinates measured at benchmark; most collections probably made in adjacent Parque Nacional.
Cahuita (Parque Nacional). 0–5 m (A), LIMÓN: Cahuita, 9°44’N 82°51’W. National Park between Puerto Limón and Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.
Cahuita, Punta. Croat. 0 m (A), LIMÓN: Cahuita, 9°45’N 82°49’W. Point just NE of the town of Cahuita (q. v.).
Caimital. M. M. Chavarría. 161 m (P), GUANACASTE: Matambú, 10°04’N 85°28’W. Town on the Nicoya Peninsula, W of Hojancha.
El Cairo. Cufodontis. 99 m (A), LIMÓN: Bonilla, 10°07’N 83°32’W. Railroad station along the "Línea Vieja." on the Llanura de Santa Clara, NW of Siquirres.
Caite, Llano (Sitio). Zúñiga. 1300 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Candelaria, 9°79’N 84°46’W.
La Caja (Finca; Hacienda). Biolley, Manuel Valerio. 1000 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°58’N 84°08’W.
Cajón, Puente. Poveda. 625 m (A), CARTAGO. [“Turrialba”].
Cajón, Río. J. F. Morales. 210 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Candelaria, 9°45’N 84°21’W. River in the Puriscal region; a tributary of the Río Grande de Candelaria or the Río Quivel (ambiguous on map).
Cal, Fila de. Gómez. 600 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Cañas Gordas, 8°41’N 82°57’W. Limestone ridge in the S Fila Costeña, crossed by the road from San Vito to Ciudad Neily.
La Calavera, Laguna. 295 m (P), GUANACASTE, La Cruz: Murciélago, 10°57’28”N 85°38’50”W. Lagoon NE of Cuajiniquil (q. v.).
La Caldera. Biolley. 800 m (P), ALAJUELA. Said to be between San Mateo and San Ramón; certainly a mistranscription of La Calera (q. v.).
Caldera (Puerto). J. León. 4 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Barranca, 9°56’N 84°43’W. Coastal town between Puntarenas and Tárcoles; the main Pacific port of Costa Rica.
(La) Calera (de San Mateo). Brenes. 800 m (P), ALAJUELA: Barranca, 9°59’N 84°30’W. Site in the foothills of the Montes del Aguacate, NE of San Mateo. .
(La) Calera (de San Ramón). 1100 m (P), ALAJUELA: Naranjo, 10°01’N 84°29’W. Site on the S slope of the Montes del Aguacate.
La Calera de San Mateo, Alto de. Brenes. 882 m (P), ALAJUELA: Barranca, 9°59’N 84°31’W. Name not on current maps, but perhaps the same as Cerro Pelón (q. v.).
La Calera de Surubres. Biolley. (P), ALAJUELA. Probably the same as La Calera de San Mateo.
La Calera, Cuesta de. Site in the vicinity of La Calera de San Mateo.
La Calera, Fila. Hammel. 1600 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°44’N 84°10’W. “Hearth broken ridge”; not on current maps.
(La) Calera, Quebrada. Brenes. 690 m (P), ALAJUELA: Río Grande, 10°00’N 84°30’W. Creek draining the S slope of the Montes del Aguacate; a tributary of the Río Machuca.
Calera, Quebrada. (P), GUANACASTE.
Calera, Río. Janzen. 10 m (P), GUANACASTE, La Cruz: Ahogados, 10°48’20”N 85°40’30”W. Intermittent river flowing to the sea at the N end of Playa Naranjo, Parque Nacional Santa Rosa.
El Calvario. Lankester. 1100 m (A), CARTAGO: Tapantí. Site near Ujarrás (q. v.).
Calvo, Alto de. Pittier, Tonduz. 2100-2400 m (P), HEREDIA. Site on Volcán Barva.
Camagre, Quebrada. 200 m (A), LIMÓN: Matina, 10°00’N 83°24’W. Creek in the N part of the Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the Río Barbilla.
Camaronal. 15 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Tárcoles, 9°46’N 84°37’W. Caserío along the lower Río Tarcolitos (q. v.), just SE of Tárcoles.
Camaronera, Quebrada. 10 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Quepos, 9°23’N 84°09’W. Creek in Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio (SE of Puerto Quepos), flowing to the sea at Playa Espadilla.
Camelias, Laguna. 35 m (A), ALAJUELA: Upala, 10°58’N 85°06’W. Lagoon on the NW Llanura de Los Guatusos, NW of Upala.
Camíbar, Punta. Aguilar. 0 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Rincón, 8°43’N 83°25’W. Point at N end of Golfo Dulce.
(El) Camino. Dryer. 1500–1600 m (P), PUNTARENAS, Puntarenas: Juntas, 10°18’10”N 84°47’48”W. Trail in Monteverde Reserve, El Triángulo trail system, traveling from the main entrance station to the Sendero Brillante (q. v.).
Campanario, Playa. Harmon. (P), PUNTARENAS. 8°39’N 83°42’W. Also known as Playa San Josecito.
Campo Dos. 35 m (A), LIMÓN: Agua Fría, 10°24’N 83°42’W. Town on the Llanura de Tortuguero, NE of Cariari.
Canaán. Croat, A. M. Evans. 1200 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: San Isidro, 9°28’N 83°37’W. Town in the Cordillera de Talamanca, along the Río Chirripó Pacífico; probably the same as Kupper’s "Canan," "Cañan," or "Cañon."
Canadá, Finca. Quirós. (A), CARTAGO. Site near Turrialba; possibly the same as "Canadá," at 590 m (A), CARTAGO: Tucurrique, 9°51’N 83°38’W.
Canalete. 87 m (A), ALAJUELA: Upala, 10°50’N 85°03’W. Town on the Llanura de Los Guatusos, SW of Upala.
Canalete, Río. 85 m (A), ALAJUELA: Upala, 10°50’N 85°02’W. River draining the NE slope of Volcán Miravalles; a tributary of the Río Zapote.
Canan. Kupper. 1300 m. Probably the same as Canaán (q. v.).
Canasta, Río. 1500 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Pittier, 9°02’N 82°59’W. River draining the E Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the Río Cotón.
Candelaria. Atwood, Bello. 1040 m (P), GUANACASTE: Tilarán, 10°21’00”N 84°54’50”W. Town in the Cordillera de Tilarán in a mining region, SE of Tilarán.
Candelaria. PUNTARENAS.
Candelaria. A. Jiménez. SAN JOSÉ. (Candelarita).
Candelaria (Cerros de; Montañas de). Brade, Brune, Endres, Hoffmann, Lehmann, Oersted. 1000–2100 m (P), SAN JOSÉ/CARTAGO: Caraigres, 9°43–50’N 84°00–07’W. A mountainous region, part of the N Cordillera de Talamanca, comprising the drainage basins of the Ríos Tarrazú, Alumbre, and Santa Elena; lushly forested during Oersted’s era (mid 1840’s), this area was already deforested by 1900.
Candelaria, Río (Grande de). Tonduz. 1100 m (P), CARTAGO/SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°47’N 84°06’W. Major river draining the S slope of the Cerros de Escazú, portions of the N Cordillera de Talamanca, etc., formed by the confluence of the Río Alumbre and the Río Tarrazú; an affluent (with the Río Pirrís) of the Río Parrita.
Candelarita. A. Jiménez (sometimes mis-cited as “Candelaria”), Madison. 990 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Candelaria, 9°48’N 84°20’W. Town in the Puriscal region, S of Cerbatana (q. v.), in the basin of the Río Grande de Candelaria.
(La) Cangreja. L. O. Williams. 1860 m (A), CARTAGO: Tapantí, 9°48’N 83°58’W.
Cangreja, Fila. 1305 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Candelaria, 9°43’N 84°23’W. Ridge in the Puriscal region, forming the divide between the Río Negro and the Río Grande de Candelaria; centerpiece of the Zona Protectora Cerros de La Cangreja.
Cangrejal de Acosta. 680 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°46’N 84°13’W.
(Paso) Canoas. 128 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Canoas, 8°32’N 82°50’W. Town at the E edge of the Valle de Coto Colorado, along the Carretera Interamericana, at the Panamanian border.
Caña Blanca. 30 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Chánguena, 8°58’N 83°26’W. Caserío on N side of the Río Grande de Térraba, E of Palmar Norte.
Cañablancal. Allen. Almost certainly the same as Caña Blanca (q. v.).
Cañabral, Quebrada. 200 m (A), LIMÓN: Matina, 10°02’N 83°25’N. Creek in the N part of the Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the Río Barbilla.
La Cañada. Lankester, Orozco. Site on Volcán Irazú? [At least two candidates on the Istarú quadrangle!]
Cañan. Kupper. 1300 m. Probably the same as Canaán (q. v.).
(Las) Cañas. Barbour, Brenes, Croat, Daubenmire, Gentry, Godfrey (as “Los Cañas”), Gómez, Standley. 82 m (P), GUANACASTE, Cañas: Cañas, 10°25’37”N 85°05’42”W. Major town in the Guanacaste lowlands.
Cañas airport. Frankie. 79 m (P), GUANACASTE, Cañas: Cañas, 10°25”N 85°07”W.
Cañas, Río (Las). Thomas. 70–600 m (P), GUANACASTE: Cañas, 10°25’N 85°06’W. River draining the N Cordillera de Tilarán; a tributary of the Río Bebedero. Coordinates given near mouth.
Cañas, Río. Bumby. 18–20 m (P), GUANACASTE, Carrillo/Santa Cruz: Diriá, 10°18’N 85°40’W. River on the N Nicoya Peninsula, NW of Santa Cruz de Guanacaste; an affluent (with the Río Las Palmas) of the Río Bolsón.
Cañas, Río. Hammel, Pittier. 451 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Buenos Aires, 9°12’N 83°25’W. River draining the Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the Río Volcán.
Cañas, Río. 1130 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°53’N 84°05’W. River SW of San José, flowing through the vicinity of Aserrí; a tributary of the Río Tiribí.
Cañas Blanco [sic], Río. Pittier. (P). Apparently next to the Río San Pedro, Valle de El General; not on current maps.
Cañas Dulces. Gómez, Hughes, Pohl. 110 m (P), GUANACASTE, Liberia: Curubandé, 10°44’20”N 85°28’50”W. Town at the SW base of Volcán Rincón de La Vieja.
Cañas Gordas. Pittier. 1170 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Cañas Gordas, 8°45’N 82°55’W. Site in the S Fila Costeña on the Panamanian border, just E of Agua Buena; classic marsh locality.
Cañaza, Río. 20 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Golfito, 8°40’N 83°12’W. River draining Fila Gamba (q. v.), flowing to the sea at the N end of Golfito.
Caño, Isla del. Gómez, Janzen, Lépiz, Soto. 120 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Golfito (1:200,000), 8°43’N 83°52’W. Island in the Pacific Ocean, off the N end of the Osa Peninsula.
Cañon. Kupper. 1300 m. Probably the same as Canaán (q. v.).
El Cañón. Williams. 2530 m (CD), CARTAGO/SAN JOSÉ: Tapantí, 9°41’N 83°55’W.
Caño Negro (Lago; Laguna). 35 m (A), ALAJUELA: Zapote, 10°53’N 84°47’W. Lagoon on the Llanura de Los Guatusos, along the Río Frío; varying in size seasonally. The town of Caño Negro is located at the N end of the lake.
Caño Negro, Río. Bello. (Caño Negro).
Capellades. 1655 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°55’N 83°47’W. Town on the SE slope of Volcán Irazú.
Capulín (Hacienda). Standley. 20 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Tárcoles, 9°49’N 84°35’W. Site along the lower Río Grande de Tárcoles.
Caracol (Finca). E. Alfaro. 120 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Coto Brus, 8°59’N 83°11’W. Site along the lower Río Coto Brus.
Caracol (de La Vaca). Soto. 70 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Laurel, 8°25’N 82°59’W. Site at the base of the Burica Peninsula.
Caracucha, Sabanas. 165 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Cabagra, 9°00’30N 83°12’W. Site at junction of Río Cabagra and Río Coto Brus; in databases as “Curacucha.”
Caraigres, Cerro. 2508 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°43’N 84°08’W. Geologically complex and intriguing subsidiary peak in the N part of the Cordillera de Talamanca; also known as Cerro Dragón and Cerro de Los Cuarteles.
Caraigres, Río. J. F. Morales. 2000 m.
Carara. 200 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Tárcoles, 9°47’N 84°32’W. Caserío along the Río Carara, at the W base of Cerro Turrubares (q. v.).
Carara, Río. 120 m (P), PUNTARENAS/SAN JOSÉ: Tárcoles, 9°47’N 84°33’W. River draining the W slope of Cerro Turrubares (q. v.); a tributary of the lower Río Grande de Tárcoles. Corresponds in its lower reaches (below the confluence of Quebrada Cinco Pasos) to the provincial boundary; upward, it runs in Prov. San José.
Carate (Playa). Joaquín Sánchez. 10 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Carate, 8°27’N 83°28’W. Site on the S edge of the Osa Peninsula.
Carbón, Fila. 330 m (A), LIMÓN: Cahuita, 9°42’N 82°49’W. Ridge behind the coast, from Cahuita to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.
Carbón, Río. Utley. 20 m (A), LIMÓN: Cahuita, 9°40’N 82°49’W. River draining the coastal hills, flowing to the sea betweeen Cahuita and Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.
La Carbonera, Alto de. (Bosque Carbonera).
Carbonera, Bosque. A. Chacón. 25–200 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Carate, 8°24’N 83°17’W. Site on Osa Peninsula S of Puerto Jiménez; also known as “Alto de La Carbonera.”
Carbri, Río. Herrera. [Sukut quadrangle.]
Carguicacha, Cerro. 2230 m (A), LIMÓN: Siola, 9°24’N 83°11’W. W subsidiary peak of Cerro Biricuacua (q. v.).
Cariari (Colonia). Pohl. 55 m (A), LIMÓN, Pococi: Agua Fría, 10°21’43”N 83°44’06”W. Town on the Llanura de Tortuguero, along the Río Tortuguero, NE of Guápiles.
Cariari Club (or, Ciudad Cariari). 960 m (P), HEREDIA: Abra,9°59’N 84°09’W. Settlement near the Hotel Cariari, along the Carretera Interamericana, between San José and the international airport.
Cariblanca. Moran. (Cariblanco).
Cariblanco. Biolley, Croat, Lent, Moran (as “Cariblanca”), Pohl, Wendland, Wilbur. 830 m (A), ALAJUELA: Poás, 10°17’N 84°11’W. Town on the N slope of the Cordillera Central, along the route from Vara Blanca to Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí.
Cariblanco, Río. 900 m (A), ALAJUELA: Poás, 10°16’N 84°12’W. River draining the N slope of Volcán Poás; a tributary of the Río Sarapiquí.
(Las) Caricias, Cerro (de). Pittier, Standley & Valerio. 2090 m (CD), HEREDIA: Barva, 10°04’N 84°02’W. Secondary peak in the Cordillera Central, between Volcán Barva and Volcán Irazú.
Carillo. Kupper. (Carrillo).
Carit (Sanitorium). Stork. 1130 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°55’N 84°05’W. S barrio of San José, not on current maps.
(El) Carmen. A. Rodríguez. 1515 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°53’N 83°55’W. NE suburb of Cartago.
El Carmen. 15 m (P), GUANACASTE: Cerro Azul, 9°53’N 85°26’W.
El Carmen. Lent, Standley & Valerio. 15 m (A), LIMÓN: Parismina, 10°12’N 83°29’W.
Carmen, Llanos del. Hoffmann. Site possibly near Alajuela(?). N.B.: there are several places in Costa Rica where "llanos" occur near towns called "El Carmen," especially in northern Costa Rica (cf. Miravalles quadrangle and Zapote quadrangle); these m unlikely candidates, although Hoffmann is known to have traveled in the Guanacaste region.
Carmona (Colonia). Pohl. 80 m (P), GUANACASTE, Nandayure: Cerro Azul, 10°00’00”N 85°15’15”W. Town on the Nicoya Peninsula.
Carno Bay. (Lagartos Bay).
La Carpintera, Alto de. Brenes. 660 m. Site between Tilarán and Arenal.
(La) Carpintera, [Cerro(s) de]. Allen, Brade & Brade, Chrysler, Dodge, Khan, Kupper, Lankester, Moran, Murphy (as “Carpintero”), Pittier, Polakowsky, Standley, Stork, Tonduz. 1870 m (CD), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°53’N 83°49’W. Serranía at the S margin of the Valle Central, connecting the Cordillera de Talamanca and the Cordillera Central.
Carpintero, Cerro. Murphy. (Cerros de La Carpintera).
Carrara, Lacustre. Crow. (A), CARTAGO.
Carrillo. Biolley & Wercklé, Brade, Cooper, Kupper (as "Carillo"), Lankester, Pittier, Tonduz. 460 m (A), SAN JOSÉ: Carrillo, 10°09’N 83°57’W. Site in the Cordillera Central, in the valley of the Río Sucio, near the confluence of the Río Hondura and the Río Sucio; once the terminus of the "Línea Vieja" (railroad from Puerto Limón), reached by a difficult cart road from San José via Alto de La Palma (q. v.).
Carrillo, Estación. 700 m (A), SAN JOSÉ: Carrillo, 10°09’14N 83°57’03W. Site along the autopista from San José to Guápiles; formerly a ranger station of Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo, the station now abandoned and moved to Quebrada González (q. v.). Site located near the confluence of the Río Hondura and Río Sucio.
Carrillo, Puerto. 40 m (P), GUANACASTE, Hojancha: Cerro Azul, 9°51’39”N 85°28’57”W. Coastal town on the ocean side of the Nicoya Peninsula.
Carrillos de Poás. Brenes, Quirós. 820 m (P), ALAJUELA: Naranjo, 10°02’N 84°17’W. Town in the Valle Central, W of Alajuela, along the Río Poás.
Carrizal. Chrysler, Croat, Hartshorn, Pittier. 1480 m (P), ALAJUELA: Barva, 10°06’N 84°10’W. Town in the Cordillera Central, along the route from Alajuela to Vara Blanca
Cartago. Beger, Biolley, J. Cooper, Friedrichsthal, Haines, Hatheway, Hennipman, Khan, Lankester, Lehmann, Maxon, Oersted, Pittier, Polakowsky, Porsch, Scherzer, Donnell Smith, Standley, Stork, R. J. Taylor, W. S. Thomas, Tonduz, Wendland, Wercklé. 1426 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°52’N 83°55’W. City in the E Valle Central; capital of Prov. Cartago.
Los Cartagos. Godfrey, Kupper, Lellinger, Lent. 2010 m (P), HEREDIA: Barva, 10°08’N 84°10’W. Town near the pass between Volcán Barva and Volcán Poás.
Los Cartagos. Kuijt. [“N of Limón”].
Casa Blanca (Quebrada). Gómez, Grayum. 1300 m (A), CARTAGO: Tapantí, 9°46’N 83°48’W. Creek in the N Cordillera de Talamanca, just outside the boundary of Parque Nacional Tapantí; a tributary of the Río Grande de Orosi.
Casa Mata. Horich, Utley. 1890 m (CD), CARTAGO/SAN JOSÉ: Tapantí, 9°47’N 83°59’W. Site along the Carretera Interamericana on "Cerro de La Muerte."
Casa de Teja Ridge. Lent. 800 m (A), CARTAGO. [“Above Río Gato”].
Casma, Cerro (also, "Kasma"). Grayum, Ocampo. 2330 m (A), LIMÓN: Siola, 9°20’N 83°14’W. Minor promontory in the Cordillera de Talamanca, along the route from Ujarrás de Buenos Aires to San José Cabécar; sacred site of local Amerindians.
Cascajal. Holm & Iltis. 105 m (P), ALAJUELA: Barranca, 9°54’N 84°38’W.
Cascajal (de Coronado). A. Alfaro, Gómez, Lankester, Lellinger, Pohl. 1730 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Carrillo, 10°00’N 83°58’W.
Cascajal, Cerro. Horich. [Near Cerro Zurquí.].
Cascajal, Quebrada. Grayum, Lent. 1530 m (A), CARTAGO: Tapantí, 8°48’N 83°57’W.
Cascajal, Río. Lent. 1640–1900 m (A), SAN JOSÉ: Carrillo, 10°02’N 83°57’W. River draining the N slope of the Cordillera Central; a tributary of the Río Hondura.
Caspirola. 385 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Candelaria, 9°41’N 84°17’W. Caserío on the divide between the Río Tiquires and Quebrada Colorado.
(La) Castilla (Finca). Cufodontis, Dodge & Nevermann. 15 m (A), LIMÓN: Parismina, 10°14’N 83°29’W.
(La) Castilla (Finca). Lankester. 1250 m (A), CARTAGO: Tapantí, 9°49’N 83°52’W. Site NW of Orosi (q. v.).
Castilla, Puerto. Pohl (as "Puerto Castillo"). 2 m (P), GUANACASTE: Murciélago, 10°56’N 85°43’W.
Castilla, Punta. J. F. Morales. 5 m (P), GUANACASTE.
El Castillo (de La Fortuna de San Carlos). Pennington. 535 m (A), ALAJUELA: Fortuna, 10°26’N 84°44’W. Caserío at N base of Cordillera de Tilarán, SW of Volcán Arenal.
Castillo, Puerto. Pohl. Puerto Castilla.
Catalina (Hacienda). Crow, Stork, Zamora. 10-20 m (P), GUANACASTE, Bagaces: Tempisque, 10°20’00”N 85°15’40”W. Site in the lower Río Tempisque basin, in Parque Nacional Palo Verde.
Catarata(s) de San Ramón. Brenes, Endres. 1000 m (P), ALAJUELA: Miramar, 10°05’N 84°30’W. Same as San Pedro de San Ramón?
Catarata, Río. Croat. (A), LIMÓN. (Quebrada Dos Aguas).
Catarata, Río. (P), PUNTARENAS. (Quebrada de Laja).
Cataratas, Río. Gómez, Utley. 550 m (A), ALAJUELA: San Lorenzo, 10°14’N 84°31’W. River draining the N slope of the Cordillera de Tilarán; a tributary of the Río Balsa.
Cataratitas, Río. Gómez. 560 m (A), ALAJUELA: San Lorenzo, 10°14’N 84°31’W. River draining the N slope of the Cordillera de Tilarán; a tributary of the Río Cataratas.
Catedral, Punta. 72 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Quepos, 9°22’N 84°09’W. Point on the coast SE of Puerto Quepos, in Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio.
CATIE. León, Toro. 601 m (A), CARTAGO: Tucurrique, 9°53’35”N 83°39’12”W. Centro Agrónomico Tropical de Investigaciones y Enseñanza (C.A.T.I.E.), a facility on the outskirts of Turrialba, on site formerly occupied by IICA (Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas). The property incorporates a good deal of forest along the Sendero Espavel (or Espavé), on the slope leading down to the Río Reventazón. Also listed as a town, “Catie”, on National Geographic Adventure Map.
Cauita. Bittner. (Cahuita).
Cebadilla. 533 m (P), ALAJUELA: Río Grande, 9°58’N 84°21’W. Railroad station in the W Valle Central, W of Turrúcares.
(Alto) Cebadilla. Haber. 1260–1400 m (P), GUANACASTE, Abangares: Juntas, 10°19’47”N 85°51’32”W. Small town site near the Continental Divide.
(El) Cedral. Lankester, Nisman. 1500 m (A), CARTAGO. Site near the Río Naranjo; not on current maps, but there is an Alto Cedral, at 2205 m (A), CARTAGO: Tapantí, 9°46’N 83°53’W. N.B.: "Cedral" is a very common place name in Costa Rica.
(El) Cedral (de Acosta; de Aserrí). Gómez. 1850 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°50’N 84°09’W.
Cedral de Carranza. Pittier. (A), CARTAGO. Site SE of Volcán Turrialba.
Cedral de Dota. 2139 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Tapantí, 9°43’N 83°59’W; there is another strong candidate at 1950 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Vueltas, 9°38’N 83°58’W.
Cedral de Montes de Oro. 1050 m (P), PUNTARENAS: San Lorenzo, 10°13’N 84°40’W.
Cedral de Pérez Zeledón. A. Mora. [Along Río San Pedro; cf. Repunta quadrangle.].
(El) Cedral, Cerro. Horich (“Montana del”). 2430 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°52’N 84°09’W. Peak in the Cerros de Escazú; perhaps the origin of Horich’s "Cedral-Gebirge," apparently an equivalent of Cerros de Escazú.
Cedral, Fila (de). Burger, Gómez. Possibly the same as Cerro Cedral (q. v.), or perhaps an equivalent of "Cerros de Escazú."
Cedral, Montana del. Horich. (Cerro Cedral).
Cedral, Río. J. F. Morales. 1520 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°49’N 84°07’W. River draining the N slope of the Cerros de Escazú; a tributary of the Río Tarbaca. Mapped as “Quebrada Cedral.”
Cedro, Río. 1000 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Unión, 8°58’N 82°55’W. River draining the E Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the Río Cotón.
Ceiba Alta. J. F. Morales. 1270 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°46’N 83°09’W. Caserío in the valley of the Río Grande de Candelaria.
Ceiba Baja. J. F. Morales. 1050 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°46’N 83°12’W. Caserío in the valley of the Río Grande de Candelaria.
Ceiba Este. J. F. Morales. 1060 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°45’30”N 83°10’30”W. Caserío in the valley of the Río Grande de Candelaria.
Las Ceibas. J. F. Morales. SAN JOSÉ. Used as a collective term for Ceiba Alta, Ceiba Baja, and Ceiba Este (q. v.).
El Ceibo, Estación (or Puesto). Boyle. (A), HEREDIA. Station of Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo; not on current maps.
Ceibo, Río. A. Jiménez, Pittier, Tonduz. 200 m (P), PUNTARENAS: General, 9°07’N 83°23’W. Major river draining the Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the Río General. The upper portion of the Río Ceibo was formerly called the "Río Bkís" (also spelled Bekís, Bequís, or Bquís).
Cementerio de La Máquina, Fila. 2510 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: San Isidro, 9°28’N 83°33’W. Spur ridge of Cerro Chirripó (Grande).
Ceniza, Quebrada. Hammel (as “Cenizas”), J. F. Morales. 950 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°40’N 84°10’W. Creek draining SW spur ridge of Cerro Caraigres; a tributary of the Río Pirrís.
Centinelas, Cerros. 1590 m (CD), ALAJUELA/PUNTARENAS: Juntas, 10°18’N 84°47’W. Hills on the main ridge of the Cordillera de Tilarán, in the Monteverde Reserve.
Central, Hacienda (or Finca). 2680 m (A), CARTAGO: Carrillo, 10°01’N 83°47’W. Site in the saddle between Volcán Irazú and Volcán Turrialba.
Cerbatana. Horich, Lellinger. 1200 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Candelaria, 9°49’N 84°20’W. Town along the road between Santiago de Puriscal and Parrita.
Cerca (de). "Near (to)," on Spanish-language labels; not a place name.
Cercanías (de). "Environs (of)," on Spanish-language labels; not a place name.
Cerere, Río. 100 m (A), LIMÓN: Estrella, 9°40’N 83°02’W. Important river of the Reserva Biológica Hitoy-Cerere; a tributary of the Río Estrella.
Cervantes. Barrus, Biolley, Tonduz. 1441 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°53’N 83°48’W.
Chacarita (de Golfo Dulce). 20 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Rincón, 8°48’N 83°15’W. Town at the head of the Valle de Diquís, along the Carretera Interamericana, at the junction of the road to Rincón de Osa.
Chachagua. 300 m (A), ALAJUELA: Fortuna, 10°24’N 84°37’W. Town at the E base of the Cordillera de Tilarán, SE of Fortuna.
Chal, Bahía (or, Playa). 0 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Rincón, 8°43’N 83°27’W. Inlet and beach at the NW corner of Golfo Dulce; the name also refers to a hamlet above the cove.
Chánguena. Aguilar. 850 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Coto Brus, 8°57’N 83°13’W. Town near N end of S Fila Costeña.
Chaparrón. 70 m (A), ALAJUELA: Chaparrón, 10°34’N 84°12’W. Town on the Llanura de San Carlos, along the Río Toro.
Charcolillo(s) de Puriscal. Gómez. 1050 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°50’N 84°13’W.
Chase. Ocampo (as "Chasse"). 40 m (A), LIMÓN: Amubri, 9°36’N 82°52’W. Town along the Río Sixaola.
Chasse. Misspelling of Chase (q. v.).
Chatham, Bahía (Bay). Carrasquilla, Jiménez, Fournier, Wiggins & Porter. 0 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Nicoya (1:200,000), 5°33’N 87°03’W. Bay at the NE end of Isla del Coco (q. v.); has been creatively misspelled on many labels, e.g., as "Chathan," or "Chattan."
Chato, Cerro. Funk. 1145 m (A), ALAJUELA: Fortuna, 10°27’N 84°42’W. Subsidiary peak of Volcán Arenal (q. v.).
Chattan, Bahía. Misspelling of Bahía Chatham (q. v.).
El Chayote (Zona Protectora). Gómez. 1850 m (P), ALAJUELA: Quesada, 10°11’N 84°21’W. Site in the W portion of the Cordillera Central, below Cerro Palmira (q. v.), in the headwaters of the Río Barranca; now a reserve.
Chemin de (du) fer. "Railway," on French-language labels; not a place name.
Los Chespiritos. A. Rodríguez. 2960 m (A), CARTAGO. Popular restaurant (one of two), at Km 78 along the Carretera Interamericana on Cerro de La Muerte.
Chicoá. Pittier. (San Juan de Chicoá).
Chico Cubero, Quebrada. Lent. 1920 m (?), ALAJUELA. [1 km S of Alto Palomo.].
Chiguerón. Zamora. 575 m (P), ALAJUELA: Miramar, 10°02’N 84°33’W. Caserío in the Montes del Aguacate along the Carretera Interamericana.
Chilamate (de Sarapiquí). Biolley, León. 70 m (A), HEREDIA: Río Cuarto, 10°27’N 84°04’W. Town on the Llanura de San Carlos along the Río Sarapiquí, W of Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí.
Chilamate, Quebrada. J. F. Morales. 1700 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°42’N 84°09’W. Creek draining the S slope of the Cerro Caraigres massif; a tributary of Quebrada Delicias.
Los Chiles (de San Carlos; de Río Frío). 40 m (A), ALAJUELA: Los Chiles, 11°02’N 84°43’W. Town on the Llanura de Los Guatusos, near the Nicaraguan border.
Los Chiles. 120 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Llorona, 8°32’N 83°31’W.
Chimirol de Pérez Zeledón. 1000 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: San Isidro, 9°26’N 83°38’W. Town in the Cordillera de Talamanca, along the lower Río Chirripó Pacífico.
Chimogo (Trail). James. (Chomogo).
Chimú, Cerro. 766 m. (A) LIMÓN, Limón: Río Banano. 9°53’02”N 83°14’04”W.
Chimurria, Río. 80 m (A), ALAJUELA: Guatuso, 10°50’N 84°58’W. A tributary of the Río Zapote.
Chingo, Cerro. 400–500 m (P), SAN JOSÉ. [Tarrazú region.].
Chiquero, Caño. 5 m (A), LIMÓN: Tortuguero, 10°32’N 83°31’W. Creek W of Tortuguero; a tributary of the Río Tortuguero.
Chiquero Río. Shank. (A), LIMÓN. [“Between Río Chiquero and Barra Parismina”; same as Caño Chiquero?].
Chiquito, Río. Gómez. Note: could refer to town (Río Chiquito) or river. For river: 490 m. GUANACASTE, Tilarán: Tilarán, 10°27’42”N 84°50’30”W. Coordinates given for the historical (pre-1969) confluence with Río Arenal.
Chiquito, Río. Haber. (Río Chiquito de Tilarán).
Chiquito, Río. Pohl. 400 m. [“Along Río Chiquito”; road to Upala.].
Los Chiquizás, Sabana de. Pittier. 1300–1698 m (P), ALAJUELA. Site on the slope of Volcán Poás, above San Pedro de Poás; not on current maps.
Chira, Isla (de). L. González, Khan, Manuel Valerio. 251 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Berrugate, 10°06’N 85°11’W. Island at the N end of the Golfo de Nicoya; largest Costa Rican island.
Chires, Río. [Parrita quadrangle].
Chiripa (La). Haber, Hodel. 990 m (CD), GUANACASTE, Tilarán: Tilarán, 10°26’41”N 84°54’25”W. Also, "Chirripa."
Chirraca. Khan. 1000 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°48’N 84°10’W. Town NW of San Ignacio de Acosta.
La Chirripa, Cerro. Haber. Presumably same as La Chiripa (q. v.).
Chirripó (Grande), (Cerro). A. M. Evans, Kupper. 3819 m (CD), CARTAGO/LIMÓN/SAN JOSÉ: Dúrika, 9°29’N 83°29’W. Principal peak in the Cordillera de Talamanca; the highest point in Costa Rica.
Chirripó, Hacienda de. Pittier. 70 m (A), LIMÓN: Barbilla, 9°58’N 83°18’W.
Chirripó, Río. Pittier, Pohl. 490 m (A), CARTAGO/LIMÓN: Chirripó, 9°48’N 83°22’W. Major river draining the N slope of Cerro Chirripó (Grande); an affluent (with the Río Barbilla) of the Río Matina. Also know as "Río Duchí." The Río Chirripó corresponds for most of its length to the provincial boundary. Pittier’s collections were from the lower portion of the river, at the edge of the Llanura de Santa Clara (e.g., in the vicinity of Corina and Zent), in Prov. Limón.
Chirripó (Atlántico), Río. 230 m (A), HEREDIA/LIMÓN: Guápiles, 10°13’N 83°54’W. Effluent of the Río Sucio, flowing across the full length of the Llanura de Tortuguero; a tributary of the Río Colorado. The Río Chirripó (Atlántico) corresponds for its entire length to the provincial boundary
Chirripó Abajo. 590 m (A), CARTAGO: Chirripó, 9°47’N 83°23’W. Site in the Cordillera de Talamanca along the Río Chirripó (Duchí), at the confluence of Quebrada Bolori; locally called "Boloriñak."
Chirripó Pacífico, Río. 1100 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: San Isidro, 9°28’N 83°37’W. River draining the W slope of Cerro Chirripó (Grande); an affluent (with the Río Buenavista) of the Río General.
Chis, Río. Brade. (Río Chiz).
Chitaría. Moran, Lellinger, Solís R., Manuel Valerio. 730 m (A), CARTAGO: Tucurrique, 9°57’N 83°36’W. Town in the N Cordillera de Talamanca, along the road from Turrialba to Siquirres.
Chitaría, Río. Lent. 750 m (A), CARTAGO: Tucurrique, 9°55’N 83°36’W. River draining the N Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the Río Reventazón.
Chiz, Río. Brade (as "Río Chis"). 829 m (A), CARTAGO: Tucurrique, 9°52’N 83°43’W. A tributary of the Río Reventazón.
Chocuaco, Laguna. 190 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Sierpe, 8°42’N 83°34’W. Seasonal lagoon at the head of the Río Riyito, in the N part of the Osa Peninsula; now mostly drained and cultivated.
Chomes. Davidse & Pohl. 4 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Chapernal, 10°03’N 84°55’W. Town on the E side of the Golfo de Nicoya.
Chomogo (Sendero; Trail). James (as “Chimogo”). 1500–1600 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Juntas. Trail in the Monteverde Reserve (q. v.), Cordillera de Tilarán.
Chompipe, Cerro. Lellinger, Lems, Wilbur. 2259 m (CD), HEREDIA: Barva, 10°05’N 84°04’W. Secondary peak of the Cordillera Central, between Volcán Barva and Volcán Irazú.
La Chonta. Standley, Stork. 2350 m (CD), SAN JOSÉ: Tapantí, 9°41’N 83°57’W.
Chonta, Fila. 1424 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Dota, 9°35’N 84°10’W. Ridge in the front range of the Cordillera de Talamanca, N of Puerto Quepos.
La Chonta, Laguna de. Standley. 2440 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Tapantí, 9°42’N 83°57’W.
Las Chorreras. Poveda. HEREDIA.
Chubugra, Río. 800 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Buenos Aires, 9°17’N 83°17’W. Minor river in the Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the Río Kuiyé.
Cieneguita. Quirós. 1 m (A), LIMÓN, Limón: Río Banano, 9°58’35N 83°02’01W.
Cien Manzanas. Horich. 980 m (A), CARTAGO: Tucurrique, 9°52’N 83°34’W. Town in the upper basin of the Río Cabeza de Buey, NE of Tuis.
La Cima, Alto. 950 m (P), ALAJUELA: Naranjo, 10°02’N 84°25’W.
La Cima, Finca. Standley. 2300 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Tapantí, 9°41’N 83°54’W. Frequently called "Los Lotes."
Cima Grande. Brenes. Not on current maps as such; presumably the same as "Alto La Cima" (q. v.).
Cimarrones. Gómez-Laurito. 770 m (A), CARTAGO: Tucurrique, 9°58'N 83°40'W. Town in the SE foothills of Volcán Turrialba, NE of Turrialba.
Cimarrones. Luer. 100 m (A) LIMÓN, Siquirres: Matina, 10°05’52”N 83°25’31”W. Town site on the highway between Siquirres and Limón, at the bridge over the Río Cimarrones.
Cimarrones (Río). Dodge. 59 m (A), LIMÓN: Matina, 10°06’N 83°26’W. River draining the N end of the Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the Río Pacuare.
Cimarruda, Quebrada. 200 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Tárcoles, 9°46’N 84°32’W. Creek draining the W foothills of Cerro Turrubares (q. v.); a tributary of the Río del Sur.
Cinco Esquinas. 1150 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°57’N 84°05’W. N barrio of San José, along the road to San Juan de Tibás; formerly known as San Gabriel.
Cinco Pasos, Quebrada. 200 m (P), PUNTARENAS/SAN JOSÉ: Tárcoles, 9°46’N 84°32’W. Creek draining the N slope of the Montañas Jamaica (q. v.); a tributary of the Río Carara. Corresponds for its entire length to the provincial boundary.
52 Miles (Bajo) (Cincuenta dos). Lankester. 320 m (A), LIMÓN: Tucurrique, 9°59’N 83°35’W.
La Cinchino. Horich. (La Cinchona).
(La) Cinchona. Horich (as “La Cinchino”). 1300 m (A), ALAJUELA: Poás, 10°13’N 84°10’W. Town in the Cordillera Central, along the route between Vara Blanca and Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, on the knife-edge divide between the Río Ángel and the Río Sarapiquí.
Cipreses de Oreamuno. 1700 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°53’N 83°51’W.
Cirial, Cerro. 90 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Golfo, 9°57’N 84°54’E. Hill at the E end of Isla San Lucas (q. v.).
Cirial, Punta. 5 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Golfo, 9°57’N 84°54’W. Easternmost point of Isla San Lucas (q. v.).
Cirialito, Punta. 5 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Golfo, Golfo, 9°57’N 84°54’W. Point on the E coast of Isla San Lucas (q. v.), at the S end of Playa El Coco.
Ciruelas. Solís R. 800 m.
(Las) Ciruelas, Hacienda. Frankie. 90 m (P), GUANACASTE, Bagaces: Monteverde, 10°30’24”N 85°20’49”W. Site at the NE side of the Reserva Biológica Lomas de Barbudal; possibly the entrance to Stewart Ranch (q. v.).
Ciruelas, Río (de Miramar). Burger. 100 m. [At crossing of Pan Am Hwy.].
Ciruelas, Río. Tonduz. 2000 m (P), HEREDIA: Barva, 10°06’N 84°07’W. River draining Volcán Barva; a tributary of the Río Virilla.
La Cisica. Pohl. 850 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: [“Between Alto de San Juan and La Alfombra”].
Cismo. Brade. 2100 m (CD, or near), ALAJUELA: Quesada, 10°11’N 84°21’W. Site said to be near San Jerónimo de Grecia (q. v.); not on current maps.
Ciudad Universitaria. 1200 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°56’N 84°03’W. Site of the Universidad de Costa Rica, in San Pedro de Montes de Oca.
Clarita. Lent. (P), PUNTARENAS. [Far out on the Burica Peninsula.].
Clavera (Alto; Sabanas). E. Alfaro. 252 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Coto Brus, 8°59’N 83°12’W. "Savannas" in the lower Valle de Coto Brus.
Cóbano. 158 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Río Arío, 9°41’N 85°06’W. Town near the S end of the Nicoya Peninsula.
Cocles. Ocampo. 10 m (A), LIMÓN: Amubri, 9°37’48”N 82°45’05”W. Amerindian settlement near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.
Cocles, Punta. 0 m (A), LIMÓN: Amubri, 9°39’N 82°42’W. Point on the coast between Puerto Viejo de Talamanca and Manzanillo.
Coco. 160 m (A), LIMÓN, Siquirres: Bonilla, 10°05’25”N 83°31’36”W. Small town on the highway just outside Siquirres.
El Coco, Bahía. Burger, Davidse. 0 m (P), GUANACASTE, Carrillo: Carrillo Norte, 10°33’20”N 85°41’37”W. Bay at the N end of the Nicoya Peninsula, on the ocean side.
Coco, Isla del. Agassiz, Barclay, Carrasquilla, Dressler, Foster, Fournier, Gómez, Gómez-Laurito, J. González, Holdridge, Howell, A. Jiménez, Klawe, Lépiz, Menzies, Pittier, Fco. Quesada, A. Rojas, Schmitt, Snodgrass, Stewart, Svenson, J. Valerio, Wiggins & Porter. 634 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Nicoya (1:200,000), 5°32’N 87°05’W. Distant (496 km) Pacific isle, belonging to Costa Rica; comprises Parque Nacional Isla del Coco.
Coco, Playa(s) (del). Alford, Croat, Gentry, Janzen, Lems, Solomon, Pohl, R. J. Taylor, Wilbur. 0 m (P), GUANACASTE, Carrillo: Carrillo Norte, 10°33’20”N 85°41’37”W. Beach at the N end of the Nicoya Peninsula, on the ocean side.
El Coco, Playa. 0 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Golfo, 9°57’N 84°54’W. Beach on the E coast of Isla San Lucas (q. v.).
Cocos Island. (Isla del Coco).
Coén, Río. Pittier. 300 m (A), LIMÓN: Telire, 9°31’N 83°07’W. Major river draining the Cordillera de Talamanca; a tributary of the lower Río Telire.
Col. "Pass," on French-language labels; not a place name.
Cola de Gallo. Chacón, Stork. [There is one on the Cabagra quadrangle, and another on the Cerro Brujo quadrangle; both m unlikely sites for Stork to have visited].
Coliblanco. Dodge, Maxon, Utley, Wercklé. 2350 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°57’N 83°48’W. Town on the SE slope of Volcán Irazú.
Coliblanco, Río. Luteyn. 1630 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°57’N 83°46’W. A tributary of the Río Turrialba.
La Colina. ALAJUELA.
Colinas (de). "Hills (of)," on Spanish-language labels; not a place name.
Colinegro (Finca). 2440 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°58’N 83°47’W.
La Colombiana. Pittier, Standley, Tonduz. 100 m (A), LIMÓN: Bonilla, 10°09’N 83°35’W. Railroad station on the Llanura de Santa Clara, NW of Siquirres.
Colón. Spellman. HEREDIA. [Near San Isidro.].
Colón (Ciudad; Villa). Echeverría, A. Jiménez, Oersted, Pittier. 799 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Abra, 9°55’N 84°15’W. Town in the W Valle Central; formerly known as "Pacaca."
Colón, Río. Spellman. HEREDIA. [Near San Isidro.].
Colonia Blanca. Almeda, Rivera. 600 m (A), ALAJUELA: Curubandé, 10°48’N 85°16’W. Site at the SE base of Volcán Santa María.
Colorado. 18 m (P), GUANACASTE: Abangares, 10°11’N 85°07’W. Town near the N end of the Golfo de Nicoya, on the E side.
Colorado. 670 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Candelaria, 9°42’N 84°16’W. Caserío along the Quebrada Colorado.
Colorado de Coto. Manuel Valerio. 10 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Canoas, 8°32’N 82°56’W. Town in the Valle de Coto Colorado.
Colorado, Quebrada. 590 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Candelaria, 9°42’N 84°16’W. A tributary of the Río Grande de Candelaria.
Colorado, Río. 870 m (P), ALAJUELA: Naranjo, 10°05’N 84°22’W. River flowing through the W Valle Central near Naranjo; a tributary of the Río Grande de Tárcoles.
Colorado, Río. Tonduz. 870 m (A), CARTAGO: Tucurrique, 9°55’N 83°42’W. Minor river flowing through the town of Turrialba; a tributary of the Río Turrialba.
Colorado, Río. 100 m (P), GUANACASTE: Curubandé, 10°40’N 85°29’W. River draining the S slope of Volcán Rincón de La Vieja; a tributary of the upper Río Tempisque.
Colorado, Río. Morley, 5 m (A), LIMÓN: Colorado, 10°42’N 83°39’W. Effluent of the lower Río San Juan, flowing to the sea at Barra del Colorado.
Colorado, Río. Pittier. 3 m (P), PUNTARENAS: Canoas, 8°33’N 82°59’W. River in the Valle de Coto Colorado; a tributary of the lower Río Coto Colorado.
Collines de. "Hills of" on French-language labels; not a place name.
Comelco (Hacienda; Ranch). Bawa, Frankie, Gentry, Haber, Hartshorn, Heithaus, Hubbell, Janzen, Keeler, Opler. 100 m (P), GUANACASTE, Bagaces: Monteverde, 10°32’N 85°19’W (general coordinates). Private ranch, not on current maps. Includes what is now Reserva Biológica Lomas de Barbudal. Haber describes two areas in more detail: Area E (Río Cabuyo), 50 m, 13 km WSW Bagaces 10°30’38”N 85°22’07”W; and Area A (Río Potrero waterfall), 100 m, 5 km WSW Bagaces 10°31’48”N 85°17’38”W.
Las Cóncavas. Hunnewell, Lankester, Standley, Stork, Wercklé. 1350 m (A), CARTAGO: Istarú, 9°50’N 83°53’W. Site of present-day Lankester Gardens.
Concepción. Echeverría. 280 m (P), ALAJUELA: Río Grande, 9°57’N 84°28’W. Railway station in the valley of the Río Grande de Tárcoles, NW of San Pablo de Turrubares.
Concepción. Khan, Primack. 1450 m (P), HEREDIA. [“N of San Isidro”].
Concepción de San Ramón. Austin Smith. 1300 m.
La Concepción (Hacienda de). Donnell Smith. 220–250 m. Site on the Llanura de Santa Clara.
Concha, Quebrada. 1500–1600 m (P), SAN JOSÉ: Caraigres, 9°42’N 84°08’W. Creek draining the S slope of Cerro Caraigres; a tributary of Quebrada Delicias.
Conchal, Playa. 0 m (P), GUANACASTE: Matapalo, 10°24’N 85°49’W. Beach at the N end of the Nicoya Peninsula, on the ocean side.
La Concordia. Maxon & Hervey. 1790 m (P), ALAJUELA: Barva, 10°07’N 84°10’W.
La Concordia, Finca. Lellinger. (A), CARTAGO: Tapantí. Site SE of Orosi.
Las Conejas, Quebrada. 1670 m (P), ALAJUELA/HEREDIA: Barva, 10&