Pejibaye District, Jiménez

Pejivalle
The town of Pejivalle from the mountains.
Pejivalle district
Pejivalle
Pejivalle district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°46′26″N 83°41′58″W / 9.773988°N 83.6993734°W / 9.773988; -83.6993734
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
CantonJiménez
Creation26 May 1967
Area
  Total
173.85 km2 (67.12 sq mi)
Elevation
643 m (2,110 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
3,245
  Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
30403

Pejivalle – formerly "Pejibaye" – is a district of the Jiménez canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.

Roughly one hour South of Turrialba and two hours East of Cartago, Pejivalle is an emerging ecotourism site in Costa Rica. The Pejivalle town lies in a valley between the La Marta Wildlife Refuge and the Tapantí National Park.