Cartago: Cuidad de las brumas.
Área: 1,206.9 mi2 (Sixth province in size - 6% of national area)
Population: 432,923 (2000)
Population density: 358.5 per square mile
Attractions:
Basílica de los Angeles
Ruinas de Ujarrás y Charrarra / Ujarras Ruins and Charrarra Water sports and picnic grounds
Iglesia Colonial de Orosi (Colonial Church and Museum)
Museo de Historia Natural del Indio Kurieti (Museum)
Museo de Arte Religioso San José de Orosi (Religious Colonial Art Museum)
Museo Nuestra Señora de Ujarrás (Historical Museum)
Museo Etnográfico Elías Leiva (Historical Museum)
Museo Regional Omar Salazar Obando (Regional Archaeological Museum).
Parque Nacional Volcán Irazú / Irazu Volcano National Park
Monumento Nacional Guayabo National Arqueological Monument)
Jardín Botánico Lancaster / Lancaster Botanical Gardens
Parque Nacional Tapantí / Tapanti National Park
Parque Internacional La Amistad / La Amistad International Park
Main City: Cartago.
Geography and Meteorology:
Elevation: 4.708 feet
Average Temperature: 66.6°F
Annual Rainfall: 59- 79 inches
San José: Capital Iberoamericana de la cultura 2006.
Área: 1,918.2 mi2.(Fifth province in size: 10% of national area)
Population: 1,356,442 (2000)
Attractions:
Teatro Nacional National Theater
San Antonio de Escazú
Universidad de Costa Rica / University of Costa Rica
Centro Nacional de la Cultura / National Cultural Center
Parque de Diversiones / Amusement Park
Pueblo Antiguo / Old Town
Museo de Arte Costarricense / Modern Art
Museos del Banco Central / Central Bank Museums
Museo del Oro Precolombino, / Gold Museum
Museos de Numismática,/ Numismatic Museum
Museo de los Niños / Children's Museum
Museo Filatélico y Numismático de Costa Rica / Philatelic and Numismatic Museum
Museo Homenaje Joaquín Garcia Monge / Historical Museum
Museo de Insectos de la Universidad de Costa Rica / Insects- Natural History
Museo del Jade Marco Fidel Tristán / Jade - Archaeological Museum
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica / Archaeological, Historical and History
Museo Regional de Arte Costarricense / Regional Costa Rican Art Museum
Jardín de Mariposas Spirogyra / Butterfly Garden
Capital City: San José
Population: 57,061
Population Density: 15.5 inhabitants per square mile
Elevation: 3,773 feet
Average Temperature: 68.5°F
Annual Rainfall: 59-79 inches
Heredia: Ciudad de las Flores.
Área: 1,026.6 mi2
(Smallest province: 5% of national area)
Population: 354,926 (2000)
Population density: 345.6 per square mile
Attractions:
Monte de la Cruz (Mountain)
Ojo de Agua (Recreational Area)
Pueblo colonial y artesanal de Barva (Colonial Town and Crafts Center)
Instituto Latinoamericano de Museología, ILAM / Latinoamerican Institute of Museology
Museo de Cultura Popular / Museum of Popular Culture
Museo de Biología Marina, / Marine Biology Museum
Paraíso de Mariposas / Butterfly Paradise
Museo de las Joyas del Trópico Húmedo / Museum of the Jewels of the Rain Forest
Café Britt (Coffee plantation and show)
Estación Biológica La Selva / La Selva Jungle Biological Station
INBioparque (National Biodiversity Institute and Park)
Main City: Heredia.
Geographical and Meteorological conditions:
Elevation: 3,773 feet
Average Temperature: 67,6°F
Annual Rainfall: 59- 79 inches.
Alajuela: Cuidad de los mangos.
Extensión: 9.757,5 km2
Área: 3,769.1 mi2
(Third province in size: 19% of national area)
Population: 716.935 (2000)
Population density: 190.2 per square mile
Attractions:
Volcán y Laguna del Arenal / Arenal Volcano and Lagoon
Sarchí (artesanías) / Sarchí (handcrafts)
Finca de Orquídeas, Palmares / Orchid Farm, Palmares
Zoo Ave / Bird Zoo
Finca de Mariposas / The Butterfly Farm
Parque Nacional Volcán Poás / Poas Volcano and National Park
Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Caño Negro / Wildlife Refuge
Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal / National Park (Alajuela, Guanacaste)
Parque Nacional Juan Castro Blanco / National Park
Main City: Alajuela.
Geography and Meteorology:
Elevation: 3,123 feet
Average Temperature: 74,4°F
Annual Rainfall: 59-83 inches
Guanacaste: Tierra de la Pampa.
Extensión: 10.140,7 km2 (Second province in size: 20% of national area)
Population density: 67.5 per square mile
Attractions:
Playas / Beaches: Tamarindo, Sámara, Flamingo, Hermosa, Playas del Coco, Montezuma.
Ciudad Folclórica de Santa Cruz (National Folklore City)
Ciudad Colonial de Nicoya (Colonial City)
Museo del Sabanero / Cowboy Museum
Museo La Casona, Santa Rosa (Historical Museum)
Museo de las Minas de Abangares (Ecological Museum)
Museo Regional de Arte Chorotega (Regional Archaeology Museum)
Parque Nacional Barra Honda (National Park)
Parque Nacional Palo Verde (National Park)
Volcán Rincón de la Vieja (National Park and Volcano)
Parque Nacional Santa Rosa (National Park)
Parque Nacional Marino las Baulas (Hatchback Turtle Marine National Park)
Refugio de Fauna Silvestre Ostional (Wildlife Refuge)
Refugio Nacional Isla Bolaños (Wildlife Refuge)
Lomas Barbudal Reserva Biológica (Biological Reserve)
Parque Nacional Palo Verde (National Park)
Estación Biológica Palo Verde (Biological Research Station)
Refugio de vida Silvestre Bahía Junquillal (Wildlife Refuge)
Bosque Diriá (Wildlife Refuge)
Bahía Camaronal (Wildlife Refuge)
Reserva Biológica La Pacífica (Private Biological Reserve)
Reserva Biológica Isla de Pájaros (Biological Reserve)
Ex-Hacienda Murciélago
Main City: Liberia.
Geography and Meteorology:
Elevation: 472 feet
Average Temperature: 80.8°F
Annual Rainfall: 59- 79 inches
Puntarenas: Principal puerto del Pacifico.
Área: 4,351.6 mi2
(Largest province: 22% of national area)
Population: 358,137
Population density: 82.3 per square mile
Attractions:
Playas / Beaches: Puntarenas, Doña Ana, Jacó, Esterillos (surf)
Islas en el Golfo / Gulf Islands
Reserva Biológica Privada Monteverde (Private Biological Reserve)
Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio (Beaches and National Park)
Parque Iguana, Orotina / Iguana Park
Refugio Silvestre Peñas Blancas (Wildlife Refuge)
Parque Nacional Isla del Coco / National Park Cocos Island
Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Cur (Wildlife Refuge)
Reservas Biológicas de Guayabo, Negritos, de los Pájaros,
Parque Nacional Marino Ballena (National Marine Park)
Parque Nacional de Corcovado (National Park)
Refugio Nacional de Fauna Silvestre Golfito (Wildlife Refuge)
Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo Blanco (Natural Reserve)
Jardín Botánico Las Cruces Botanical Gardens)
Reserva Biológica Privada Marenco (Private Biological Reserve)
Parque Nacional Carara / Carara National Park
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Main City: Puntarenas.
Geography and Meteorology:
Elevation: 13 feet
Average Temperature: 80.7°F
Annual Rainfall: 59 - 83 inches
Limón: Lo mejor de Limón es su gente.
Área: 3549.2 mi2
(Fourth province in size: 18% of national area)
Population: 432,923
Population density: 80,4 per square mile
Attractions:
Playas / Beaches: Playa Bonita, Punta Uva, Puerto Vargas
Parque Recreativo-Turístico Cariari (Recreational Park)
Museo Etnohistórico de Limón (Ethnohistorical Museum)
Teleférico Bosque Tropical Húmedo / Rain Forest Aerial Tram
Escuela del Trópico Húmedo, EARTH EARTH School for the Rain Forest
Parque Nacional Cahuita (National Park)
Parque Nacional Tortuguero (National Park and Wildlife Refuge)
Refugio Nacional Gandoca-Manzanillo (National Wildlife Refuge)
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Panamá-Costa Rica (Border Corridor-Wild Life Refuge) (Puntarenas, Limón)
Reserva Biológica Barbilla (Biological Reserve)
Reserva Biológica Hitoy-Cerere (Biological Reserve)
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