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The city of San José is the capital of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, it is a place surrounded by the most variated forms of wildlife as well as volcanos (Poás and Irazú) and nature. It is also the central point from where you can reach their rich National Parks, their gorgeous beaches or its amazing rivers.
But San José has certain attraction on its own. Its warm people gives it the touch of life, something you can appreciate in their restaurants and nightlife. Some museums and buildings give away their colonial past and European artistic influences.
I really liked being there!! Hope that this page can show at least a little part of the things in the city (and the province) of San José that particularly impressed me. If comments of suggestions, please write me :) Enjoy!
- Pros:warm people, loved downtown, green all around!
- Cons:unpredictable weather, a bit expensive, but I could deal with it :)
- In a nutshell:A town in the middle of nature!
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National Theater
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To me, the most beautiful building in San José. The National Theater, first opened in 1897, is important for not only... more travel advice
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This is the four-star place where I was lodged during my stay in San José. In general it was OK, but it has its pros and... more travel advice
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Not far from the city, and still in the province of San José, you can enjoy the following ecotouristic activities: -... more travel advice
Visit Inbio Park
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This place in San José aims to show samples of the various diversity of plants and animals that you will find at any of... more travel advice
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Going to Costa August 2-9, 2009 Thanks for great tips!
Thanks for the great tips! You will have to visit Australia to see lots of nice beaches.
great page!
Great page and very helpful tips! Thanks.
Nice page. Great pics ;-)
Fantastic,wonderful,beautiful.got more places on my must see places list now. Thanks.
Fascinating - some excellent tips too. Is this the San José of 60s song fame or was that another one? Delighted to see you're a fan of the Beatles, Flor - me too! But why isn't Liverpool in your UK section? You've got to get there!
Thanks for the very nice page with interesting comments. I'm going for a 3 weeks trip to CR in april to learn spanish. Hope to visit all the things you've recommanded
Thanks for all the tips--I am going to Costa Rica in 3 weeks and very excited! : ) Chicago is verrrry cold right now and snowy! Time to get to warm, tropical climate!!
Very useful tips for my visit to CR, thanks
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