Santa Cruz is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Santa Cruz district. Santa Cruz was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167. On September 5, 2012, Santa Cruz was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, destroying houses in the canton. Santa Cruz has an area of 1,312.27 km² and a mean elevation of 39 metres. The heart-shaped canton is on the northern Pacific coast between Potrero Bay to the north and the mouth of the Montaña River to the south. It includes Velas Cape, the furthermost western point on the Nicoya Peninsula. The Tempisque River delineates a small portion of the eastern border. More information...
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