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San José ( Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse]; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capital and 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 ...
La Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano", also known as the Biblioteca Nacional de Costa Rica ( transl. National Library of Costa Rica) is the national library of Costa Rica in San Jose. It is tasked with curating the cultural heritage of Costa Rica and maintains three copies of every book ever published in the country in addition to ...
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.
Website. www.museocostarica.go.cr. 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. It moved to its current location in 1950. The museum holds the nation's treasures such as the memorial of Glory and is home ...
Turrialba is the second highest volcano in Costa Rica with an elevation of 3,340 m (10,960 ft). The volcano is periodically active. [34] Total: 816,521 ha (2,017,670 acres) (including ocean) The land area of national parks make up 13 percent of the area of Costa Rica and about one-half of the total protected land area in Costa Rica.
Most big cats in Costa Rica are nocturnal or hide in trees in the rainforest like the margay. The most likely place to find a big cat is in the Simon Bolivar Zoo in San José, Costa Rica where there is a selection of all the native big cats along with other animals. Ocelots usually hunt on the ground at night and rarely climb trees.
La Selva Biological Station is located in the Central Conservation Area (91,000 ha) in the north-eastern lowlands of Costa Rica (10°26´ N, 83°59´ W). [3] It encompasses 1,536 ha of classic-lowland tropical rain forest. The Sarapiquí and Puerto Viejo Rivers border the Station to the north, the Peje River to the west, and the Sábalo-Esquina ...
Costa Rica with US help nabs 21 suspects linked to human trafficking. August 6, 2024 at 11:46 AM. SAN JOSE (Reuters) - An extensive police operation in Costa Rica on Tuesday resulted in the ...