Images, from top down, left to right: the Port Laborer Monument, Tourists Pass Avenue, The Cathedral within Central Park, Coral Princess docked at Puntarenas' Port, docked fishing boats, Puntarenas Pier.
The Puntarenas name comes from the portmanteau of Punta and Arenas, which means Point and Sands, respectively. Therefore, in English the name would mean "Sand Point". The name is first referenced by the arrival in February 1720 of the pirate John Clipperton to the area, which recorded in his journals to have arrived to a "Punta de Arena", referring to the needle-like area on which the city stands today.[3] The name is also given to the oddly shaped province of Puntarenas, which as the most extensive province in the country, has its largest section in the South, far from Puntarenas city.
Overviewedit
There are some 100,000 inhabitants in the town and surrounding neighborhoods.[citation needed] Its Pacific Ocean beaches attract many tourists, especially surfers. It is also a possible stopover point for the tourist destination Monteverde, to the northwest.
Its port, Caldera, is one of the main ports and the oldest port in the country. There are regular scheduled ferries to and from Puntarenas and the Nicoya Peninsula.[4]
Historyedit
Puntarenas was discovered by Gil González Dávila in 1522. Despite the use of the Gulf of Nicoya as an entryway to Costa Rica's inland territory, the port of Puntarenas was not developed until 1840 when coffee production in the highlands reached exportable volumes. In 1845 the Congress of the Republic declared Puntarenas a duty-free port (with the exception of Cognac and hard liquor). Originally, the coffee was brought to port in oxcarts via a trail through the mountains. In 1859, a stretch of railway track was completed between Puntarenas and the town of Esparza (one of the country's earliest Spanish settlements, founded in 1574). Eventually, the railway was built all the way through to San José and service was inaugurated in 1910.
With the railway connection to the Central Valley, the Pacific port's activities continued to be a major part of the region's economy throughout the 20th century. However, due to the aging and deterioration of the port facilities and the need to accommodate the much larger vessels of modern shipping fleets, a new port was constructed in the 1980s to the south of Puntarenas. The site chosen was Caldera (located at 9°54′39″N84°43′10″W / 9.9108438°N 84.7194761°W / 9.9108438; -84.7194761), where ships had anchored during colonial times. Caldera was more appropriate site for larger ships, and actually was the first port site used since 1522.
Sportsedit
The city's major football teams are Second Division sides Puntarenas F.C., who have played many season at the highest level, and Jacó Rays.
Cuisineedit
As a major port on the Pacific coast, the gastronomy of Puntarenas is characterized by several seafood dishes, such as ceviche.
Puntarenas is generally hotter than the Costa Rican Central Valley, with daytime highs ranging from 30 to 35 °C (86 to 95 °F) in the coldest/hottest months, respectively.[5]
^"Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica(PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN978-9977-58-477-5.
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For the city in Chile see Punta Arenas Puntarenas Spanish pronunciation puntaˈɾenas is a city in the Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton it is awarded the title of city which is made from the Puntarenas Chacarita and El Roble districts 1 2 And as the city of the first canton of the province it is the capital city of the Puntarenas Province as well according to the Administrative divisions of Costa Rica PuntarenasCityImages from top down left to right the Port Laborer Monument Tourists Pass Avenue The Cathedral within Central Park Coral Princess docked at Puntarenas Port docked fishing boats Puntarenas Pier FlagCoat of armsNickname s La Perla del Pacifico The Pacific Pearl Puntarenas and surrounding areaPuntarenasLocation of Puntarenas within Costa RicaCoordinates 9 58 N 84 50 W 9 967 N 84 833 W 9 967 84 833CountryCosta RicaProvincePuntarenasCantonPuntarenasDistrictsPuntarenas Chacarita El RobleCreation17 September 1858Area Total47 46 km2 18 32 sq mi Elevation5 m 16 ft Population 2011 Total41 528 Density880 km2 2 300 sq mi DemonymPuntarenenseTime zoneUTC 6 Central Postal code60101 60112 60115Area code 506ClimateAwWebsite 1 in Spanish Contents 1 Toponymy 2 Overview 3 History 4 Sports 5 Cuisine 6 Climate 7 References 8 External linksToponymy editThe Puntarenas name comes from the portmanteau of Punta and Arenas which means Point and Sands respectively Therefore in English the name would mean Sand Point The name is first referenced by the arrival in February 1720 of the pirate John Clipperton to the area which recorded in his journals to have arrived to a Punta de Arena referring to the needle like area on which the city stands today 3 The name is also given to the oddly shaped province of Puntarenas which as the most extensive province in the country has its largest section in the South far from Puntarenas city Overview editThere are some 100 000 inhabitants in the town and surrounding neighborhoods citation needed Its Pacific Ocean beaches attract many tourists especially surfers It is also a possible stopover point for the tourist destination Monteverde to the northwest Its port Caldera is one of the main ports and the oldest port in the country There are regular scheduled ferries to and from Puntarenas and the Nicoya Peninsula 4 History editPuntarenas was discovered by Gil Gonzalez Davila in 1522 Despite the use of the Gulf of Nicoya as an entryway to Costa Rica s inland territory the port of Puntarenas was not developed until 1840 when coffee production in the highlands reached exportable volumes In 1845 the Congress of the Republic declared Puntarenas a duty free port with the exception of Cognac and hard liquor Originally the coffee was brought to port in oxcarts via a trail through the mountains In 1859 a stretch of railway track was completed between Puntarenas and the town of Esparza one of the country s earliest Spanish settlements founded in 1574 Eventually the railway was built all the way through to San Jose and service was inaugurated in 1910 With the railway connection to the Central Valley the Pacific port s activities continued to be a major part of the region s economy throughout the 20th century However due to the aging and deterioration of the port facilities and the need to accommodate the much larger vessels of modern shipping fleets a new port was constructed in the 1980s to the south of Puntarenas The site chosen was Caldera located at 9 54 39 N 84 43 10 W 9 9108438 N 84 7194761 W 9 9108438 84 7194761 where ships had anchored during colonial times Caldera was more appropriate site for larger ships and actually was the first port site used since 1522 Sports editThe city s major football teams are Second Division sides Puntarenas F C who have played many season at the highest level and Jaco Rays Cuisine editAs a major port on the Pacific coast the gastronomy of Puntarenas is characterized by several seafood dishes such as ceviche A very popular dessert is the Churchill a type of snow cone Climate editPuntarenas is generally hotter than the Costa Rican Central Valley with daytime highs ranging from 30 to 35 C 86 to 95 F in the coldest hottest months respectively 5 Climate data for PuntarenasMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 33 5 92 3 34 4 93 9 34 0 93 2 34 6 94 3 33 1 91 6 32 2 90 0 32 2 90 0 32 2 90 0 31 9 89 4 31 6 88 9 31 8 89 2 32 0 89 6 32 8 91 0 Daily mean C F 27 6 81 7 28 3 82 9 28 5 83 3 29 2 84 6 28 6 83 5 27 9 82 2 27 7 81 9 27 7 81 9 27 5 81 5 27 4 81 3 27 3 81 1 27 1 80 8 27 9 82 2 Average low C F 21 7 71 1 22 2 72 0 22 9 73 2 23 7 74 7 24 1 75 4 23 6 74 5 23 2 73 8 23 1 73 6 23 1 73 6 23 2 73 8 22 8 73 0 22 1 71 8 23 0 73 4 Average rainfall mm inches 5 5 0 22 4 1 0 16 4 9 0 19 30 3 1 19 204 1 8 04 217 3 8 56 175 7 6 92 223 1 8 78 296 1 11 66 279 1 10 99 132 0 5 20 27 7 1 09 1 599 9 63 Average rainy days 1 8 1 9 2 9 7 8 19 1 21 0 18 0 21 8 24 3 24 5 14 7 5 7 163 5Mean monthly sunshine hours 263 5 254 3 282 1 255 0 201 5 156 0 164 3 170 5 159 0 167 4 183 0 232 5 2 489 1Source 1 World Meteorological Organization 6 Source 2 Hong Kong Observatory 7 References edit Declara oficial para efectos administrativos la aprobacion de la Division Territorial Administrativa de la Republica N 41548 MGP Sistema Costarricense de Informacion Juridica in Spanish 19 March 2019 Retrieved 26 September 2020 Division Territorial Administrativa de la Republica de Costa Rica PDF in Spanish Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional 8 March 2017 ISBN 978 9977 58 477 5 Ciudad Puntarenas Incop Ferry information Puntarenas temperatures from Climatezone com Climate Information for Puntarenas World Meteorological Organization Retrieved 4 August 2012 Climatological Information for Puntarenas Costa Rica Hong Kong Observatory Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 4 August 2012 External links edit nbsp Costa Rica portal nbsp Cities portal nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Puntarenas nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Puntarenas nbsp Puntarenas travel guide from Wikivoyage Puntarenas Province website Puntarenas commercial website www radiopuntarenas net La Radio Digital de Puntarenas 9 58 N 84 50 W 9 967 N 84 833 W 9 967 84 833 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Puntarenas amp oldid 1187853122, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
