Cañas Guanacaste
Cañas, which means cane town, is the sixth canton in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The canton covers up an area of 682.20 km², and has a population of 25,897. Its capital city is also called Cañas.
The elongated canton touches the Río Tempisque on the southwest. It keeps the Río Bebedero and Río Tenorio on its western boundary as it widens to encompass agricultural lowlands before climbing into the Cordillera de Guanacaste up to the Tenorio Volcano National Park.
The canton of Cañas is subdivided into 5 distritos (districts).
1. Cañas
2. Palmira
3. San Miguel
4. Bebedero
5. Porozal
The canton was established by a decree of July 12, 1878.
Life and Colors from Cañas Guanacaste
Travel Books reference, chapter: Cañas Guanacaste
