Barranca River

{{Short description|River in Costa Rica}}

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| name = Barranca River

| name_native = {{Native name|es|Río Barranca|paren=omit}}

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| name_etymology = Canyon or Gully River

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| image = Rio Barranca - panoramio.jpg|

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| image_caption = Barranca River, Costa Rica

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Costa Rica

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = Puntarenas

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| mouth = Boca Barranca

| mouth_location = Pacific Ocean

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Barranca River is a river in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica.[http://www.visitcostarica.com/ict/paginas/mapas/Mapa_TCR_CostaRica_600.pdf Instituto Costarricense de Turismo map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126161850/http://visitcostarica.com/ict/paginas/mapas/Mapa_TCR_CostaRica_600.pdf |date=2009-01-26 }}, 2007. {{in lang|es}}{{cite web |title=Rio Barranca |url=https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/ |website=GeoNames |access-date=July 24, 2021}}