MRSA is the short name for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium.
San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the mid-west of the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation. The population of San José Canton was 288,054 in 2011, and San José’s municipal land area measures 44.2 square kilometers, and an estimated 333,980 residents in 2015. The metropolitan area stretches beyond the canton limits and has an estimated population of over 2 million in 2017. The city is named in honor of Joseph of Nazareth.
Juan Santamaría International Airport is the primary airport serving San José, the capital of Costa Rica. The airport is located in the city of Alajuela, 20 km west of downtown San José. It is named after Costa Rica's national hero, Juan Santamaría, a courageous drummer boy who died in 1856 defending his country against forces led by US-American filibuster William Walker.
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, also known as Liberia International Airport, is one of four international airports in Costa Rica. The airport is located in the city of Liberia in Guanacaste Province. It serves specially as a tourism hub for those who visit the Pacific coast and Western Costa Rica. The airport is named for Daniel Oduber Quirós, who served as president of Costa Rica from 1974 to 1978.
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport is the main airport in the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, one of the departments of Colombia. It is able to receive large aircraft and to accommodate seasonal and charter flights from different parts of the Americas and Europe.
Tobías Bolaños International Airport is one of the four international airports in Costa Rica and the secondary airport serving the city capital of San José after Juan Santamaría International Airport. The airport is named after the Costa Rican pilot Tobias Bolaños Palma (1892-1953), first pilot graduated and who laid the foundation of aviation in Costa Rica. This airport is the main base for general aviation in the country as well as most of private flight operations, charter flights, tourism and aviation schools. Tobías Bolaños airport is located in downtown San José, namely, at the district of Pavas in San José. Several companies offer charter services every day from this airport. For example: Aerobell, CarmonAir, Taxiaereo, etc.
Limón International Airport in Limón, Costa Rica, is one of the four international airports in that country. It re-opened on Saturday, 1 July 2006 after being closed nearly 20 years for domestic flights. It is the primary airport serving the Caribbean side of Costa Rica.
Palmar Sur Airport is an airport serving the adjacent towns of Palmar Norte and Palmar Sur in Osa Canton, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
Puerto Jiménez Airport is an airport that serves Puerto Jiménez, the second district of Golfito Canton in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Given the distance between Puerto Jiménez and the capital city of San José, the airport is the first choice for tourists traveling to Corcovado National Park and Golfo Dulce.
Islita Airport is an airport that serves the communities of Punta Islita in the Nandayure Canton of Costa Rica. The airport is at the village of Corozalito, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Punta Islita. It is the main access to a series of secluded beaches in southern Nicoya Peninsula.
Nosara Airport is an airport serving Nosara, a village in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica. The airport is approximately 15 minutes from the beaches of Nosara, the main tourist attraction in the area. The airport is owned and administrated by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).
Tamarindo Airport is a private airport that serves Tamarindo, a coastal resort in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. It receives daily scheduled flights from San José and Liberia, and private charter services are available. During the rainy season, the airport is frequently closed due to the weather.
Belén is the seventh canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 12.15 km², and has a population of 21,085. The capital city of the canton is San Antonio. The area is well known locally for its inland chalk cliffs.
San Isidro de El General Airport is an airport that serves the city of San Isidro de El General and Pérez Zeledón county, Costa Rica. The airport is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of downtown San Isidro.
Laurel Airport is an airport that serves the town of Laurel in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, near the border with Panama.
Zeledón or Zeledon may refer to:
The Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC), in English the General Directorate of Civil Aviation, is the civil aviation authority of Costa Rica. It oversees all aspects of civil aviation operations and infrastructure within the country. The body was created by law on 26 October 1949. Its headquarters is in San José.
San Vito de Java Airport is an airport serving the town of San Vito in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
Chacarita Airport is an airport serving the town of Chacarita in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Chacarita is on the Pacific coast at the base of the Puntarenas peninsula, just east of Puntarenas city.
