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Drive 230 Km, 3 H 36 Min Coco, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica Coco, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica to Juan Drive 230 km, 3 h 36 min Santamaria Airport Map data ©2017 Google Canada 20 km Coco Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica Follow Route 151 to Route 21 in Comunidad 16 min (14.0 km) 1. Head southeast 950 m 2. Turn right onto Route 151 Pass by Cementerio de Playas del Coco (on the right in 1.2 km) 13.1 km 3. Slight left toward Route 21 35 m Continue on Route 21. Take Route 1 and Autopista José María Castro Madriz to Radial Francisco J. Orlich in Río Segundo. Exit from Route 1 3 h 12 min (216 km) 4. Turn left onto Route 21 Pass by the gas station (on the right) 20.0 km 5. Turn right onto Route 1 Pass by the gas station (on the right) 119 km 6. Take the ramp onto Route 23 Pass by Vigorones Caldera (on the left in 10.5 km) 11.9 km 7. Continue onto Autopista José María Castro Madriz/Route 27 Continue to follow Autopista José María Castro Madriz Partial toll road Pass by Ecopiscinas s.a (on the right in 6.1 km) 53.3 km 8. Take the exit 500 m 9. At the roundabout, take the 5th exit 170 m 10. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Radial El Coyol Pass by Corporación CAEST (on the left in 1.3 km) 4.1 km 11. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit 140 m 12. Slight right onto Autopista Bernardo Soto/Route 1 Continue to follow Route 1 Pass by BODEGA ALAJUELA (on the right in 3.3 km) 6.9 km 13. Exit onto Radial Francisco J. Orlich 190 m Drive to Llegadas 3 min (500 m) 14. Merge onto Radial Francisco J. Orlich 26 m 15. Slight right toward Llegadas 300 m 16. Turn right onto Llegadas Pass by National Car Rental (on the right) Destination will be on the right 170 m Juan Santamaria Airport Alajuela Province, Alajuela, Costa Rica These directions are for planning purposes only. You may nd that construction projects, trac, weather, or other events may cause conditions to differ from the map results, and you should plan your route accordingly. You must obey all signs or notices regarding your route..
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