Costa Rica (Mato Grosso do Sul)

- 18,545 - 53.127777777778Koordinaten: 18 ° 33 ' S, 53 ° 8' W

Costa Rica is a small town in the east of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, 40 km from the entrance of the Emas National Park in Goiás.

The village lies at an altitude of 641 m. It was founded on 12 May 1980 as a separate municipality. Originally, it was the seat of an estate, the ranch Imbirussu. The area is huge with 5741 km ². The population is 16,318 ( 2005 estimate ), the HDI 0.798. The Mayor (2009-2012) is Jesus Queiroz Baird ( PMDB ).

The Munizip bordered to the north of Mato Grosso, on the east by Chapadão do Céu in Goiás, to the southeast by Chapadão do Sul, in the south of Agua Clara, on the southwest by Camapuã and to the northwest by Alcinópolis.

Attractions

  • Salto do Rio Magestoso Sucuriu: (2 km) a powerful 76 m high waterfall
  • Saltinho: (2 km) a series of small events nearby
  • Lages ( 16 km): a small canyon with waterfalls and swimming pools
  • 1 ° Salto Salto Sucuriu or Rapadura: a series of cases on the border of Goiás
  • Salto da Água Emendada: a case of 80 m on the Rio Taquari
  • Cachoeira das Araras: in a deep valley, a scenic case of 30 m in cerrado vegetation
  • Furnas e canyons: (40 km) are a group of canyons Jauruzinho, Taquarizinho, Engano, Mutum, Furnas
  • Borda da Serra da Boa Vista: (40 km) slopes of the Serra das Araras with canyons
  • Água Santa: (30 km) former Geysers
  • Orquidário Natural: (12 km ) is a 400 m high sandstone block which forms a natural garden of orchids, bromeliads and cacti
  • Ponte de Pedra: (60 km ) of the Rio Sucuriu forms two arms, one flows under a natural bridge
  • Gruta da Verdade: a grotto with an emerald green lake and bioluminescence by termites at the beginning of the rainy season
  • Gruta do Tope da Pedra: a cave with rock paintings
  • Livestock: even today you can still experience the daily life there
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