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papagayo [‚pä·pə′gī·yō] (meteorology) A violent, northeasterly fall wind on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua and Guatemala; it consists of the cold air mass of a norte which has overridden the mountains of Central America and, being a descending wind, it brings fine, clear weather. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Besides la Isla del Coco (300 miles from Costa Rica's Pacific coast, renowned for its schools of hammerhead sharks), the country's best diving is on the Catalina Islands in the Gulf of Papagayo, easily reached from Tamarindo. 14) Later Noydens provided an example of a demon that entered a papagayo (parrot), another animal, (15) for the purpose of deceiving one of the popes. The Papagayo Gulf in Guanacaste and the southern Caribbean also are noteworthy because of the large number of spectacular coral reefs. |
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