This is part of the twisty Isthmus of Panamá.
This is one part of a large area of the Americas where Spanish and Roman Catholic Christianity represent the majority.
San José, capital of Costa Rica, is situated in the central plateau(2).
A sampling of pre-Columbian languages follows. I. Chibchan languages were spoken through all of Costa Rica and most of Panamá. II. Choco languages were spoken near the Gulf of San Miguel, Panamá, as well as in Colombia.
north from the north of Costa Rica
northeast of Costa Rica and north of Panamá
southeast
southwest
(1) Translates as Rich Coast.
(2) Meseta central in Spanish.