Palmares is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.
History
Palmares was created on 30 July 1888 by decree 68.
The first settlers in what today is Palmares are believed to have arrived in 1835 from the cities of Alajuela and Belén, looking for land where to cultivate tobacco and other products.
Geography
Palmares has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres.
