Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí

Puerto Viejo is a district of the Sarapiquí canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.

Geography
Puerto Viejo has an area of 428.17 km2 and an elevation of 37 metres.

The zone is of flat topography and is furrowed of mighty rivers of course rambling, being the main one the Sucio River.

It is located in the northern region of the country. It limits to the north with Nicaragua, to the south with the district of Vara Blanca, to the east with the province of Limón and to the west with the province of Alajuela.

Its head, a small city with the same name, is Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, located 82 km north of the city of Heredia and 86 km from San Jose, the capital of the country, near the point of convergence of the Sarapiquí and Puerto Viejo rivers.

Demographics
For the 2011 census, Puerto Viejo had a population of 20,184 inhabitants.

Settlements
The district includes the following population centers:
 * Achiote
 * Ahogados
 * Arbolitos (part)
 * Arrepentidos
 * Boca Ceiba
 * Boca Río Sucio
 * Bun
 * Cabezas
 * Canfín
 * Caño Negro
 * Cerro Negro (Part)
 * Cocobolo
 * Colina (neighborhood)
 * Colonia San José
 * Coyol
 * Cristo Rey
 * Chilamate (part)
 * El Amigo
 * El Jardín (neighborhood)
 * El Jardín
 * El Progreso
 * Estrellales
 * Gacelas
 * Gavilán
 * Guayacán
 * Jormo
 * La Chiripa
 * La Esperanza
 * La Gata
 * La Guaria
 * La Rebusca
 * Las Marías
 * Las Orquídeas
 * Loma Linda
 * Loma Linda (neighborhood)
 * Los Lirios
 * Malinche
 * Media Vuelta
 * Medias (part)
 * Muelle
 * Naranjal I
 * Naranjal II
 * Nogal
 * Pavas
 * Rojomaca
 * San José
 * San Julián
 * Tres Rosales
 * Trinidad
 * Vega de Sardinal (part)
 * Villa Tiberia
 * Zapote
 * Zurquí

Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
 * CR RNP 4.svg National Route 4
 * CR RNT 505.svg National Route 505
 * CR RNT 507.svg National Route 507
 * CR RNT 510.svg National Route 510
 * CR RNT 817.svg National Route 817

Economy
The main sources of income in the area are agriculture (pineapple, banana, sugar cane and cattle) and tourism. There are a number of hotels and tourist lodges in the vicinity. That is as the La Selva Biological Station. Puerto Viejo has several banks, supermarkets, a clinic and a number of small family businesses ranging from bakeries to beauty salons to cybercafés. The natural environment and biodiversity of the area, located in the Caribbean lowlands, make it a destination for ecotourists and birdwatchers.