El Guarco (canton)
El Guarco is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Tejar district.
Toponymy
Named after El Guarco, a cacique in the colonial era.History
El Guarco was created on 26 July 1939 by decree 195.Geography
El Guarco has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres.El Guarco is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its capital city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca. The Pan-American Highway, locally designated as Route 2, delineates the canton's lengthy southwestern border.