Posts Tagged ‘San Isidro’

  • The Splendor of San Isidro de Perez Zeledon The Splendor of San Isidro de Perez Zeledon
    San Isidro de El General is popularly known as Perez Zeledon. It is a major town in the General River Valley. It is located 120 km to the southeast of San José and nearly 29 km to the northeast of Dominical in Puntarenas. The local inhabitants thrive on agriculture. San Isidro is a primary transportation hub and is the largest town of the region. The town lies a few minutes away from the Pan-American Highway, which is situated on the slopes of Talamanca Mountains. Most tourists make it a point to stop by this destination on their way to Quepos, Dominical, Chirripo National Park, and Park Nacional Manuel Antonio. Tourists on their way to Panama, too, can catch a glimpse of this place. If you entering the town through the Pan-American Highway,  [...]
    March 22nd, 2010
  • La Paz – The Pride of Bolivia La Paz – The Pride of Bolivia
    The city of La Paz is the administrative capital of the South American nation of Bolivia. Secondly, the city also is the headquarters of the La Paz Department. The city also has another unique distinction of being the highest capital city in the world. The city is surrounded by the huge Altiplano range and as the city climbs the hills, it reaches up to 4,100 meters above the sea level. Once you have scaled the heights, you can view snow-covered Illimani. The city of La Paz has a population of 877,363 people. The city when clubbed together with the neighboring El Alto and Viacha becomes the most populous among urban areas of Bolivia and this entire region is more popularly known as Metro La Paz and the population swells to around 2.3 million  [...]
    February 22nd, 2010