Palmares is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.

[1] 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.

[2] The canton encompasses a circular area with the city of Palmares at its center.

The Aguacate Mountains establish the boundary on the canton's southwestern edge and the Grande River delineates the boundary on its north and northeast sides.

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