Fraijanes Recreational Park is located in the southern foothills of Poas Volcano and consists of 18 hectares of forest, trails, look-outs, playgrounds and campfire sites. Its main attraction is the s...
La Paz Waterfall Gardens has over 3.5 km of walking trails, a Butterfly Observatory, Hummingbird Garden, Serpentarium, Frog Exhibit, Tica House, Trout Lake and bird watching areas. The Butterfly Obser...
Within the Poas National Park, Poas Volcano is 2,708 meters high and one of the most spectacular volcanoes in the country. Its crater is 1km in diameter and 314 meters deep with a circular hot lake at...
Zoo Ave is a wildlife rescue centre for injured and confiscated wildlife, especially birds, in 59 hectares of beautifully landscaped grounds. The organisation’s main aim is to breed national spe...
Created by Law 8357-A of April 5, 1978, this park is located northeast of the Central Valley in the central Cordillera Volcánica, between the massifs of Poás and Irazú volcanoes. ...
“The Very Noble and Very Loyal City of Cartago” was Costa Rica’s first capital, a distinction the city held until 1823. Cartago enjoys a good level of commercial development and stat...
Ciudad Quesada is the seat of the San Carlos canton and main entryway to the country’s Northern Zone, Ciudad Quesada is located 100 kilometers from San José, at an altitude of 656 meters ...
The Guayabo National Monument archeological site represents one of the highest degrees of socio-cultural development achieved by the country’s pre-Hispanic societies. Declared a National Monumen...
The Volcan Irazu National Park protects colossal Irazú, which, at 3,432 meters above sea level, is the tallest volcano in Costa Rica. The active volcano has a long history of eruptions and erup...
The San José Jade Museum is perhaps Costa Rica's most important museaum and houses a collection of pre-Columbian art (gold, ceramic, jade and stone). It is the only museum displ...
