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Talamanca Mountain Range | |
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![]() Aerial view of the Cordillera de Talamanca | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Cerro Chirripó, Costa Rica |
Elevation | 3,820 m (12,530 ft) |
Coordinates | 09°29′02.7″N 83°29′19.2″W / 9.484083°N 83.488667°W |
Naming | |
Native name | Cordillera de Talamanca (Spanish) |
Geography | |
Countries | Costa Rica and Panama |
Range coordinates | 9°30′N 83°40′W / 9.500°N 83.667°W |
The Cordillera de Talamanca is a mountain range that lies in the southeast half of Costa Rica and the far west of Panama. Much of the range and the area around it is included in La Amistad International Park, which also is shared between the two countries.
This range in the south of Costa Rica stretches from southwest of San José to beyond the border with Panama and contains the highest peaks of both Costa Rica and Panama, among them Cerro Chirripó at 3,820 metres (12,530 ft),[1] and the more accessible high peak of Cerro de la Muerte. Much of the Caribbean areas of the range are still unexplored.