List of faults in Costa Rica
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The following is a partial list of faults in Costa Rica
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
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- Agua Caliente Fault, in the Central ValleyCosta Rican Central ValleyThe Central Valley is a plateau and a geographic region of central Costa Rica. The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being surrounded by several mountains and volcanos, the latter part of the Central Range. The region houses almost three quarters of Costa Ricans, and includes the...
. - Alajuela Fault, in the Central Valley.
- Ángel-Varablanca Fault, in the Central Valley.
- Atirro Fault, in Turrialba.
- Buenavista Fault, in Pérez Zeledón.
- Canoas Fault, in the Southern Zone.
- Chiripa Fault, in the Northern Zone.
- Escazú Fault, in the Central Valley.
- Golfito Fault, in Golfito.
- Guápiles Fault, in Caribbean Zone.
- Jateo Fault, in the Central Valley.
- Navarro Fault, in Turrialba.
- San Miguel Fault, in the Central Valley.
- Zarceró Fault, in the Northern Zone.