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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Google Earth

I was being a very responsable volunteer today and writing my community diaognostic, when I came to the section where I need to insert a community map. Coope Isabel, my community, doesn't have a map nore can you find it labeled on Google Maps. I decided to check online anyways and began playing around with Google Maps and Google Earth. The closest town to Coope that has a label is Los Angeles, which is right next to where I live. I switched from the Maps program to Earth program and started zooming in on the general direction of Coope. I FOUND MY TOWN!

Coope Isabel, Costa Rica

  •  The point where the road comes to a "T" is the center of town.
  • There is a square piece of grass next to the intersection, this is the Plaza or Futbol Field.
  • On the North side of the field their are 3 white buildings, this is the school. The biggest building holds the classrooms, the one in the middle is the kitchen and the smallest is the principals house.
  • At the opposite end of the field, South, are the Church and local store.
  • The town community center is located at the bottom right, South East corner of the Plaza. It was condemned a year ago so no one is able to use it.
  • Most of the land is used for agriculture; pineapple, plantanos, yucca and cattle ranches.
  • Roads
    • The road to the North leads to a town called Santa Elena.
    • The road to the East leads to the town Los Angeles, you can located this town on Google Maps.
    • The road to the West is the direction of the river Tres Amigos and the town El Carmen.
    • The majority of houses are along the road but some are scattered around the fields.
P.S. Thank you James for the tech help.

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