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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 San José Province. 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 activity ...
Escazú has an area of 4.56 km 2 [3] and an elevation of 1,101 metres. [1]It is located on the northeast slopes of the Cerros de Escazú, 9 kilometers west of the national capital city of San José, and lies in the center of the canton, limiting west to Santa Ana Canton, north to San Rafael district and south to San Antonio district.
At 11,260 feet (3,432 m), the Irazú Volcano is the highest active volcano in Costa Rica. [2] It is thus a popular tourist spot. It is easily visited from San José, the Costa Rican capital, with a road leading right up to the summit craters and a weekly bus service to the top. The summit of the volcano also houses a few television transmitters ...
Cascajal is a district of the Vázquez de Coronado canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. [1] [2] ... and an elevation of 1,495 metres. [1] Demographics
Costa Rica: Province: San José ... Grifo Alto has an area of 26.21 km 2 and an elevation of 1,021 metres. ... Costa Rica portal
The town of Escazú with the mountains in the background. The highest peak is Cerro Rabo de Mico at 2,428 m (7,966 ft), followed closely by Cerro Cedral at a height of 2,420 m (7,940 ft). The range includes such other peaks as Cerro Pico Alto at 2,353 m (7,720 ft), Cerro Pico Blanco at 2,271 m (7,451 ft) and Cerro San Miguel at 2,035 m (6,677 ft).
San José district location in Costa Rica. ... San José has an area of 14.69 km 2 (5.67 sq mi) and an elevation of 882 metres (2,894 ft). Demographics
Escazú is the second canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. [1][2] The canton lies west of the San José Canton, and its whole territory is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area. The canton was one of the country's earliest, established on December 7, 1848. [3] As the metropolitan area has expanded Escazú has become a suburban ...