Its head city is Río Cuarto, which is located 70.8 km (44.0 mi) north of San José, the nation's capital, of which by road it is around two hours taking Route 126.

The type of vegetation is typical of the Humid Tropical Forest, characterized by the presence of trees up to 40 meters in height, ferns, epiphytic plants and mosses.

It has a maximum width of 38 km and is delimited by the rivers Toro and Caño Negro, and the massif of the Congo Volcano.

It presents these great variations of altitude, since in the south zone of the canton are the foothills of the central volcanic mountain range (reaching its maximum point in the already mentioned Congo Volcano), whereas in north direction the land descends until its lowest point in the surroundings of the town of San Rafael.

The water resource in the area is also abundant; proof of this is the presence of high waterfalls, lakes, rivers and frequent falls.

[9] The canton is covered by the following road routes: Produce, milk, beef, pork, chicken meat, pineapple, cassava, electric power, ornamental plants, among others.