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Heredia ( Spanish pronunciation: [eˈɾeðja]) is a district in the Heredia canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica. As the seat of the municipality of Heredia canton, it is awarded the status of city, and by virtue of being the city of the first canton, it is the Province Capital of Heredia province as well. [ 1][ 2] It is 10 kilometers to the ...
Heredia Province. / 10.417°N 84.000°W / 10.417; -84.000. Heredia ( Spanish pronunciation: [eˈɾeðja]) is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture-rich Northern plains to the more metropolitan areas such as the city of Heredia in the ...
Santa Bárbara is one of the six districts that make up the canton of Santa Bárbara, Costa Rica. The district of Santa Bárbara is commonly referred to as Santa Bárbara de Heredia, and is the seat of the municipality of Santa Bárbara, and therefore awarded the title of city. It is an important commercial and transportation hub, approximately ...
Heredia has an area of 283.11 km 2 (109.31 sq mi) [4] and a mean elevation of 1,242 m (4,075 ft). [1] The canton includes the areas south and west of the capital city of Heredia as far as the Virilla River and the National Route 1. The non-contiguous district of Varablanca, that includes a large portion of Braulio Carrillo National Park high in ...
San Pablo District, San Pablo, Heredia. / 9.9987758; -84.0910241. San Pablo is a district of the San Pablo canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
San Isidro (canton) / 10.0298852; -84.0431476. San Isidro, also referred to as San Isidro de Heredia, [2] is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. [3] [4] The head city is in San Isidro district.
Barva has an area of 53.8 km² [5] and an elevation of 1,241 metres. [1] The elongated canton climbs from the city of Barva on the outskirts of the capital city of Heredia up the slopes of the dormant Barva Volcano, with the mountain's summit serving as its northern boundary. The mountainous region of the canton, where the lagoon of the Barva ...
Santa Bárbara on an 1890 map of Costa Rica. According to a local legend, Santa Bárbara was chosen for the region's patron saint because a resident bought an image of Saint Barbara from a Franciscan and made an altar in her home. During a terrible rainy season in Santa Bárbara, Saint Barbara heard the prayers of the resident.