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Provinces
- Alajuela
- Cartago
- Guanacaste
- Heredia
- Limón
- Puntarenas
- San José
Costa Rica roads tagging
The first thing to keep in mind when tagging roads in Costa Rica is the fact, that these roads in most cases do not meet European standards. Even main highways like the Carretera Interamericana may have links with cobblestone surface that just lead to a couple of private houses. Thats why it is a good idea to depend of the importance of a road for tagging instead of the state the road actually is in. The importance of the main roads has been defined as primary, secondary or tertiary by the MOPT (Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes, Gobierno de Costa Rica). It is recommended to follow these definitions even if some roads, like the tertiary road 301 south of San Ignacio should be used with a 4WD only. These state information can be given by surface and description tags.
Outside of cities
CI Carretera Interamericana
These can be motorways or trunks
Recommended tags for Carretera Interamericana:
- key="name" value="Carretera Interamericana 1"
- key="ref" value="CI-1"
- key="highway" value="motorway" (or value="trunk" where is no divider)
- key="oneway" value="true" (if applicable)
CN Carretera Nacional
These can be motorways, trunks, or primary roads. Maybe even secondary roads?
Recommended tags for Carretera Nacional:
- key="name" value="Carretera Nacional 123"
- key="ref" value="CN-123"
if applicable, add
- key="surface" value="unpaved" or value="cobblestone"
- key="description" value="4WD only" or value="unpassable in wet season" or similar
