San Ramón, Costa Rica

San Ramón, Costa Rica

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official_name = Municipality of San Ramón, Alajuela
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image_caption = Central Park, Downtown San Ramón


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Costa Rica
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Alajuela
subdivision_type2 = Canton
subdivision_name2 = San Ramón
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Lic. Raul Gómez Guerrero
leader_title1 = Admin. Mgr.
leader_name1 = Licda. Jenny Chaves Madrigal
leader_title2 = Asst. to the Mayor
leader_name2 = Carlos Guillermo Chaves
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1854
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population_total = 10,710
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longd = 84 | longm=28 | longs=12.03 | longEW=W
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website = http://www.sanramon.go.cr/
footnotes = 1Municipality of San Ramón

San Ramón de Alajuela is a city of approximately 10,000 residents which serves as the main education and governmental center of the canton by the same name. While retaining its rich heritage and tradition, San Ramón continues to serve as a link between the agricultural communities further north in the Meseta Central and the central cities of San Jose, Alajuela, Heredida, and Cartago. In addition, it is the location of the Costa Rica Rainforest Outward Bound School's main base.

History

San Ramón’s history begins with the arrival of the European settlers in this part of the central valley in the early 1840’s. These primary colonizers established traditional farms in the area, many of which are either still operational or have since been converted to the cultivation of the region's three main export crops: Tropical ornamentals, sugar cane, and coffee. The name San Ramón was bestowed by two prominent figures in the establishment of the town, Ramon Solís and Ramon Rodriguez who placed the area under the protection of Saint Raymond. In 1854 the village of San Ramón de los Palmares was elevated in status to municipality then, in 1856, five schools were funded which was the beginning of the Municipality of San Ramón's legacy as the main educational, and later commercial, hub of the canton. Since 1876 San Ramón has also served as the governmental center of Alajuela Province's second largest district which is also named San Ramón.

Location

The central park or plaza of the Municipality of San Ramón is located at 10.0870 North, 84.4700 West, 47 km WNW of Costa Rica's parliament building in the center of the capital city of San José and 31 km from Juan Santamaría International Airport in Alajuela. Its location in the central valley (Meseta Central) is apx. 33 km east of the Pacific coast near Puntarenas, and apx. 140 km west of the Caribbean at a point north of Limón. One route runs out of the north of town directly to the popular Costa Rican destination of Volcan Arenal, and the Pan-American Highway runs just south of the city's southern edge granting easy access to all other north-south points in the country, as well as linking San Ramón to the Americas.

Climate

Despite the low latitude position of San Ramón, the temperatures tend to be very mild year-round: 21-27 C (70-80 F). This is largely due to the city's altitude of 1,057 m (3,468 ft.) above sea level. June through October is considered the rainy or "Green" season with November to May considered the "dry season." Diurnal periods are very predictable due to Costa Rica's low North latitude: The sun rises in San Ramon by about 05:45 and sets at 18:30 with very little variation throughout the year.This regular cycle is further evident in the precipitation patterns, particularly during the rainy season. As the morning sun rises, air which is already moist due to a certain amount of orographic lift being added by the Pacific Ocean, is further loaded by evapotranspiration wherein water drawn from the ground by plants and trees is transpired into the atmosphere. This leads to a relatively consistent pattern of mostly dry mornings followed by rains in the afternoon, usually beginning around 14:00. Rains can last for a short period, or for several hours, and there is a seemingly equal chance that there will either be a downpour or a drizzle. Evenings can be cooler than one might expect due to altitude, and cooler still in the evenings following a rain event.

ee also

* Alberto Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve

External links

* [http://www.sanramon.go.cr/ Official Site of the Municipality of San Ramón]
* [http://el-occidente.net/portal/ El Occidente (Area News in Spanish)]
* [http://www.ticotimes.net Tico Times (English Language News)]
* [http://www.accuweather.com/world-forecast-15day.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&locCode=CAC|CR|CS001|SAN%20RAMON&metric=0 San Ramón Forecast]
* [http://www.so.ucr.ac.cr/Enlaces/Museo/ingle/indexIng.htm Museum of San Ramon]
* [http://www.centrojosefigueres.org/ Jose "Pepe" Figueres Cultural and Historical Center]
* [http://www.so.ucr.ac.cr University of Costa Rica - Western Campus]
* [http://209.15.138.224/inmotico/costarica.htm Maps & Satellite Images of Costa Rica]
* [http://www.crrobs.org/ Costa Rica Rainforest Outward Bound]


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