Shiroles, Costa Rica

Shiroles
village
Shiroles

Location in Costa Rica

Coordinates: 09°35′12″N 082°57′25″W / 9.58667°N 82.95694°W / 9.58667; -82.95694Coordinates: 09°35′12″N 082°57′25″W / 9.58667°N 82.95694°W / 9.58667; -82.95694
Country  Costa Rica
Province Limón
Canton Talamanca
District Bratsi
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) None (UTC-6)

Shiroles is a village in the Talamanca Mountains, of Bratsi District, Talamanca Canton, Limón Province, Costa Rica. It is served by a small airport (ICAO Code: MRSH), with no commercial flights.[1] The nearest village is Suretka one kilometre to the southeast. The first school in Shiroles was built in 2009, which allowed students to save the fifteen-kilometre trip to the previous closest school in Bribri.[2] The local people are Bribri and Cabécar and their economy is based upon traditional agricultural practices.

Notes

  1. "IATA code for airport Shiroles near Shiroles, Costa Rica".
  2. Syrkett, Asad (2012). "Shiroles Rural School, Shiroles, Costa Rica". Architectural Record 200 (3): 71. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012.

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