Cerro Pico Blanco
The Cerro Pico Blanco is the second highest mountain of the Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica with 2,428 meters 2,428 m (7,966 ft)[1]. Pico Blanco means literally 'white peak' making reference of the rocky outcropping close to its highest point, that looks light gray from the Central Valley.
It is a good destination for a one day hike and is a potentially promising location for rock climbing[2]
There is no relation to the endangered, endemic Pico Blanco Toad as it is reported to be found further SE.
January 15, 1990 - A plane carrying 21 persons crashed near Pico Blanco, Costa Rica, shortly after taking off from San Jose's Juan Santamaria Airport; all aboard perished. (source: The Britannica Archive) http://www.britannica.com/facts/10/40931248/January-15-1990-A-plane-carrying-21-persons
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Coordinates: 9°17′N 83°02′W / 9.283°N 83.033°W
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