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San José is the first canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. It includes the national capital city of San José. [2] [3] The canton lies on a fertile plain at the eastern end of the Central Valley (Valle Central). The Virilla River and Torres River form the border on the north, while the Tiribí River marks the southern boundary.
San José(Spanish:[saŋxoˈse]; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capitaland largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within San José Canton. San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic ...
Vázquez de Coronado has an area of 222.2 km 2 [4] and a mean elevation of 1,414 metres. [2] The canton of the highlands rises out of the suburbs of San José to encompass a major portion of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) and Braulio Carrillo National Park. The Sucio River forms the western boundary of the canton, while the ...
La Sabana Metropolitan Park. / 9.935556°N 84.104167°W / 9.935556; -84.104167. La Sabana Metropolitan Park ( Spanish: Parque Metropolitano La Sabana) is located in downtown San José, Costa Rica. It is the country's largest and most significant urban park. [1] La Sabana is considered "the lungs of San José" by Costa Ricans.
Designated. 2 February 2003. Reference no. 1286 [2] Chirripó National Park is a national park of Costa Rica, encompassing parts of three provinces: San José, Limón and Cartago. It was established in 1975. [1] It is named for its most prominent feature, Cerro Chirripó, which at 3,820 m (12,530 ft) is the highest mountain in Costa Rica.
Tibás was created on 26 June 1914 by decree 31. [3] It was formerly known as San Juan del Murciélago and was meant to be the capital of the country, at least according to ex-president Braulio Carrillo, [4] this is the reason the town was originally designed with such a neat array of perfectly aligned blocks, cut by the streets running from ...
Puriscal has an area of 553.66 km² [4] and a mean elevation of 945 metres. [2] Chucás River delineates the canton's northernmost boundary, while the Chires River marks its far southern border, with the canton of Parrita in Puntarenas Province. Puriscal includes a significant portion of the Coastal Mountain Range.
Costa Rica ( UK: / ˌkɒstəˈriːkə /, US: / ˌkoʊstə -/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, [11] is a country in the Central American region of North America. Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the ...