"seven districts of the Canton of Goicoechea. Despite limited land area, also has borders with the districts of White Street and San Francisco and west, and that of Ipís and Winburg east. In addition, Guadalupe shares northern border with the canton of Moravia in the north, Montes de Oca south, and a small portion with the central county of San Jose to the southwest. Guadalupe, Costa Rica Guadalupe is a suburb of Costa Rica, the capital of the Goicoechea Canton, and now fully incorporated in the Metropolitan Area of San Jose. Located at an altitude of 1,204 meters, Guadalupe is"
"of Costa Rica utilizes. Ciudad Quesada lies at an elevation of 656 meters above sea level at the foot of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) on the southern edge of the San Carlos Plain, an expansive lowland that forms a major part of the Caribbean slope in northern Costa Rica. It is 79 km. north-west of the provincial capital city of Alajuela and 90.9 km. from the national capital city of San José. The district of Quesada has an area of 145,31 km², and has a population of 42,060. In the beginning it was called La Unión, then people"
"lived in San José. San José, Costa Rica San José (; literally meaning ""Saint Joseph"") is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the midwest of the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation. The population of San José Canton was 288,054 in 2011, and San José’s municipal land area measures 44.2 square kilometers (17.2 square miles), and an estimated 333,980 residents in 2015. The metropolitan area stretches beyond the canton limits and has an estimated"
"San José, Costa Rica San José (; literally meaning ""Saint Joseph"") is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the midwest of the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation. The population of San José Canton was 288,054 in 2011, and San José’s municipal land area measures 44.2 square kilometers (17.2 square miles), and an estimated 333,980 residents in 2015. The metropolitan area stretches beyond the canton limits and has an estimated population of over 2"
"Cartago, Costa Rica Cartago () is a city in Costa Rica, about east of the capital, San José. It is at an elevation of about 1435 m (some 4,707 ft) above sea level, at the base of the Irazú Volcano. Cartago is the capital of Cartago province, and was the capital of Costa Rica from 1574 to 1824. The city covers an area of 152,68 km². It includes the districts of city downtown: Oriental, Occidental (known as the typical downtown area), San Nicolás (the main entrance to the city, at west), El Carmen (north), Dulce Nombre, San Francisco (at south,"
"Irazú and Turrialba. From Alajuela to San José is about 15 km (9.5 mi) San José is the capital and largest city in Costa Rica. Leaving San José, the Inter-American Highway winds its way roughly southeast. From San José to San Isidro de El General is about 136 km (84 mi) From San Isidro, the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountains) rise up from the rain forest canopy. The Talamanca range, which is non-volcanic, includes Cerro Chirripó, Costa Rica's highest mountain peak at . From San Isidro to Palmar Sur is roughly 122 km (76.1 mi), and Palmar Sur to the"
"Costa Rica including the capital city San José, Panama, Colombia including the capital city Bogotá, southern Venezuela, Brazil, southern Guyana, southern Dutch Guiana (today's Suriname), southern French Guiana, Portuguese Cape Verde (today's Cape Verde) including the capital city Praia, Mauritania including the capital city Nouakchott, Spanish Sahara (today's Western Sahara), Mali, and Algeria. The duration of annularity at maximum eclipse (closest to but slightly shorter than the longest duration) was 12 minutes, 2.5 seconds in the Atlantic Ocean near the Brazilian coast. It was the longest annular solar eclipse until January 14, 3080, but the Solar eclipse of December 14,"
"the city of Cartago lost its status as the capital, which moved to San José. In 1838, long after the Federal Republic of Central America ceased to function in practice, Costa Rica formally withdrew and proclaimed itself sovereign. The considerable distance and poor communication routes between Guatemala City and the Central Plateau, where most of the Costa Rican population lived then and still lives now, meant the local population had little allegiance to the federal government in Guatemala. From colonial times to now, Costa Rica's reluctance to become economically tied with the rest of Central America has been a major"
"a bust of José Figueres and butterfly garden in the outside ""Plaza de la Democracia"". Museo Nacional de Costa Rica The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica is the national museum of Costa Rica, located in the capital of San José. It is located at Calle 17, between Central and Second Avenue, Cuesta de Moras, in the Bellavista Fortress, a crenallated, ochre colored building opposite the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica. The fortress was built in 1917 and was originally a military barracks: the exterior walls still have many bullets lodged in them from the country's 1948 civil war. It became"
"original capital of the country. In 1784 the Spanish government gave San José a tobacco factory and a monopoly over tobacco products. After this, San José became the commercial center of Costa Rica while Cartago retained the political power. By 1801 Costa Rica had a population of about 50,000, most of whom lived in the Central Valley. Costa Rica was isolated from the outside world, and it took a month for news to arrive of the Act of Independence of Central America proclaimed on 15 September 1821 in Guatemala. In May 1822 Agustín de Iturbide proclaimed himself Emperor of Mexico,"
"of Costa Rica introduce a voluntary registration scheme for prostitutes. Prostitutes who register with the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) carry an ID card and are entitled to a free health check every 15 days. They are also receive support and assistance There are estimated to be 15,000 prostitutes in the country. Many of them are from Colombia, Nicaragua, Argentina, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and other Latin American countries. There is a red-light district in the capital, San José, known as Gringo Gulch. Sex trafficking, child prostitution and HIV are problems in the country Sex tourism in Costa Rica"
"Herediano, who have won the league title 25 times. They play their home games at the Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero. Heredia, Costa Rica Heredia () is a city in the Heredia province of Costa Rica, of which it is the capital; it is 10 kilometers to the north of the country's capital, San José. The city is home to one of the largest colleges in Costa Rica, the National University of Costa Rica, which accepts many international students. Prior to its founding, the area around Heredia was inhabited by the native tribe that is known as the Huetares, who were"
"of the national roads are connected to the capital city, San José. Numbered from 1 to 39. These are roads that connect different cities directly. Numbered from 100 a 255. These roads connect main cities to villages or residential areas, numbered from 301 to 935. , seasonally navigable by small craft In 2016, the government pledged ₡93 million ($166,000) for a new cruise ship terminal for Puerto Limón. ""Total"": 161 Transport in Costa Rica There are many modes of transport in Costa Rica but the country's infrastructure has suffered from a lack of maintenance and new investment. There is an"
"Heredia, Costa Rica Heredia () is a city in the Heredia province of Costa Rica, of which it is the capital; it is 10 kilometers to the north of the country's capital, San José. The city is home to one of the largest colleges in Costa Rica, the National University of Costa Rica, which accepts many international students. Prior to its founding, the area around Heredia was inhabited by the native tribe that is known as the Huetares, who were commanded at the coming of the Spanish by the ""Cacique"" Garavito. In 1706 settlers from Cartago, set up a small"
"the Costa Rica Catholic Church organized protest against LGBT tourism, often arguing that it was a cover for sex tourism. Yet, there are still several tourist groups that cater to LGBT people. In 1998, a planned LGBT pride festival was cancelled out of concern of the possibility of violence. During the initial planning of the event, the then President of Costa Rica publicly opposed granting permits for the event to occur. In 1999, San José, Costa Rica's capital city, attempted to close down a gay sauna, but the Supreme Court in 2000 ordered the city to allow the sauna to"
"capital city of San José with the Pacific coast's port of Caldera is named in his honor. Próspero Fernández Oreamuno Juan Primitivo Próspero Fernández Oreamuno (July 18, 1834 – March 12, 1885) was President of Costa Rica from 1882 to 1885. Fernández studied philosophy at the University of San Carlos of Guatemala before embarking on a military career. He fought in the war of 1856-1857 against William Walker and participated in the military coup that overthrew Jesús Jiménez in 1870. He was married to a sister of Tomás Guardia and under Guardia's government he was appointed commander of the Alajuela"
"Museo Nacional de Costa Rica The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica is the national museum of Costa Rica, located in the capital of San José. It is located at Calle 17, between Central and Second Avenue, Cuesta de Moras, in the Bellavista Fortress, a crenallated, ochre colored building opposite the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica. The fortress was built in 1917 and was originally a military barracks: the exterior walls still have many bullets lodged in them from the country's 1948 civil war. It became the site of the museum in 1950. The entrance on the east side leads to"
"Act of Independence of the Republic of Costa Rica Act of Independence of the Republic of Costa Rica. The Act of October 29 literally says: “Number 57. In the city of Cartago, in the 29th day of October eighteen twenty one –1821–; having the premises of the plausible news that the oath of independence had been sworn at the Capital of Mexico and at the Province of Nicaragua; and being united in extraordinary open Cabildo –municipal council– the very Nobel and Loyal Communes –the Municipality– of this city, the Vicar and the ruler Priest, the Minister of Public Finances, an"
"Guanacaste Province Guanacaste () is a province of Costa Rica located in the northwestern region of the country, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It borders Nicaragua to the north, Alajuela Province to the east, and Puntarenas Province to the southeast. It is the most sparsely populated of all the provinces of Costa Rica. The province covers an area of and as of 2010, had a population of 354,154. Guanacaste's capital is Liberia. Other important cities include Cañas and Nicoya. The province is named for the guanacaste tree, also known as the ear pod tree, which is the national"
"both coasts, and by Liberia in Guanacaste (which has the other international airport besides Juan Santamaría Airport in Alajuela) that have similar economic movement. Costa Rica's Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) covers an extension roughly the same as the Central Valley. Costa Rican Central Valley The Central Valley () is a plateau and a geographic region of central Costa Rica. The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being surrounded by several mountains and volcanos, the latter part of the Central Range. The region houses almost three quarters of Costa Ricans, and includes the capital and most populous city,"
"Cartago Province Cartago (), which means Carthage in Spanish, is a province of central Costa Rica. It is one of the smallest provinces, however probably the richest of the Spanish Colonial era sites and traditions. It is located in the central part of the country and borders the provinces of Limón to the east and San Jose to the west. The capital is Cartago; until 1823 it was also the capital of Costa Rica, which is now San José. The province covers an area of 3,124.61 km² and has a population of 490,903. It is subdivided into eight cantons and"
"maintains its continental headquarters for Latin America in San José. Non-Christian religious groups, including followers of Judaism, Islam, Taoism, Hare Krishna, Paganism, Wicca, Scientology, Tenrikyo, and the Bahá'í Faith, claim membership throughout the country, with the majority of worshipers residing in the Central Valley (the area of the capital). While there is no general correlation between religion and ethnicity, indigenous peoples are more likely to practice animism than other religions. Article 75 of the Costa Rican Constitution states that the ""Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman Religion is the official religion of the Republic"". That same article provides for freedom of religion,"
"Limón Puerto Limón (), commonly known as Limón (Spanish for ""lemon""), is the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the ""cantón"" (county) of Limón in Costa Rica. It is the second largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is home of the Afro-Costa Rican community. Part of the community traces its roots to Italian, Jamaican and Chinese laborers who worked on a late nineteenth-century railroad project that connected San José to Puerto Limón. Until 1948, the Costa Rican government did not recognize Afro-Caribbean people as citizens and restricted their"
"I hereby certify.” Act of Independence of the Republic of Costa Rica Act of Independence of the Republic of Costa Rica. The Act of October 29 literally says: “Number 57. In the city of Cartago, in the 29th day of October eighteen twenty one –1821–; having the premises of the plausible news that the oath of independence had been sworn at the Capital of Mexico and at the Province of Nicaragua; and being united in extraordinary open Cabildo –municipal council– the very Nobel and Loyal Communes –the Municipality– of this city, the Vicar and the ruler Priest, the Minister of"
"responsible for 5.8% of the country's GDP, or $3.4 billion. In 2016, the highest number of tourists came from the United States, with 1,000,000 visitors, followed by Europe with 434,884 arrivals. According to Costa Rica Vacations, once tourists arrive in the country, 22% go to Tamarindo, 18% go to Arenal, 17% pass through Liberia (where the Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport is located), 16% go to San José, the country's capital (passing through Juan Santamaría International Airport), while 18% choose Manuel Antonio and 7% Monteverde. By 2004, tourism was generating more revenue and foreign exchange than bananas and coffee combined."
"of Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago. Those cities tend to be viewed as separate metropolitan areas given their status as provincial capitals too. Greater Metropolitan Area (Costa Rica) San Jose Metropolitan Area () is the largest urban agglomeration in Costa Rica, comprising areas of high population density surrounding the capital, San José. The most proper definition corresponds to INEC's urban districts of San José's ""Gran Área Metropolitana"" or Great Metropolitan Area (commonly referred as GAM). According to the last census, the GAM has a population of 2.2 million inhabitants (about 50% of the population) in an area of 2,044 km² (just"
"notable individuals associated with the University of Costa Rica: University of Costa Rica The University of Costa Rica (Spanish: ""Universidad de Costa Rica,"" abbreviated UCR) is a public university in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America. Its main campus, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, is located in San Pedro Montes de Oca, in the province of San José. It is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious institution of higher learning in Costa Rica, originally established as the ""Universidad de Santo Tomás"" in 1843. It is also the most important research university in the country, and Central America. Approximately 45,000"
"Upala Upala is the capital city of the canton of Upala in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of Upala covers an area of , and has a population of 13,518. The city lies at an elevation of above sea level in the northwest corner of the San Carlos Plain (Llanura de San Carlos) in northern Costa Rica, southeast of La Cruz, northwest of Ciudad Quesada, from the provincial capital city of Alajuela, and from the national capital city of San José. Upala is"
"University of Costa Rica The University of Costa Rica (Spanish: ""Universidad de Costa Rica,"" abbreviated UCR) is a public university in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America. Its main campus, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, is located in San Pedro Montes de Oca, in the province of San José. It is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious institution of higher learning in Costa Rica, originally established as the ""Universidad de Santo Tomás"" in 1843. It is also the most important research university in the country, and Central America. Approximately 45,000 students attend UCR throughout the year. Within the Webometrics"
"the city of Heredia, the Capital City of Costa Rica at the time. During his mandate, the law of 1835 that established the Capital in the City of Murciélago was repealed. He took measures in favour of health and education. He also reorganized the Superior Court of Justice. He did face great opposition from the supporters of Braulio Carrillo Colina. He even took a serious beating. In March, 1838 he presented his resignation as Chief of State but the Legislative Assembly rejected it. Manuel Aguilar Chacón was overthrown in May 27, 1838 by a military coup d'état that rose Braulio"
"Alajuela Alajuela () is the second largest city in Costa Rica. It is also the capital of Alajuela Province. Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Alajuela is nowadays part of the conurbation of the Great Metropolitan Area. The city is the birthplace of Juan Santamaría, the national hero of Costa Rica and the figure who gives the name to the country's main international airport, which is south of Alajuela downtown. The limits of the city correspond formally to the canton's first district limits, even though the city's current population and urban area stretch beyond these limits."
"students from throughout the Caribbean Basin. The Unification Church maintains it's continental headquarters for Latin America in San Jose. Other religious groups, including followers of Islam, Taoism, Hare Krishna, Paganism, Wicca, Scientology, Tenrikyo, and the Bahá'í Faith, claim membership throughout the country, with the majority of worshipers residing in the Central Valley (the area of the capital). While there is no general correlation between religion and ethnicity, indigenous peoples are more likely to practice animism than other religions. Article 75 of the Costa Rican Constitution states that the ""Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman Religion is the official religion of the Republic."""
"Costa Rican Central Valley The Central Valley () is a plateau and a geographic region of central Costa Rica. The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being surrounded by several mountains and volcanos, the latter part of the Central Range. The region houses almost three quarters of Costa Ricans, and includes the capital and most populous city, San José. The valley is shared among the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, San José and Cartago. The region occupies an area of 11,366 km², more than a fifth of the country, and is drained by the Tárcoles River on the"