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The National Stadium of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica) is a multi-purpose stadium in La Sabana Metropolitan Park, San José, Costa Rica. It was the first modern sporting and events arena to be built in Central America. [3] The stadium was completed in early 2011 and officially opened its doors to the public on March 26 of ...
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 ...
The 1,140-seat National Theatre of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica) is Costa Rica 's national theatre, located in the central section of San José. Construction began in 1891, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1897 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 's Faust . The National Theatre stood as a cultural ...
Juan Santamaría International Airport ( Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría) ( IATA: SJO, ICAO: MROC) is the primary airport serving San José, the capital of Costa Rica. The airport is located in Alajuela Province, 20 kilometres (12 mi; 11 nmi) northwest of downtown San José. It is named after Costa Rica's national hero, Juan ...
Deportivo Saprissa (1972–present) Costa Rica national football team. Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá is a football stadium in San José, Costa Rica, with a seating capacity of 23,112, making it the second-largest stadium in the country. [2] The stadium is the home of Deportivo Saprissa, and was named in honor of the team's founder Ricardo ...
Line (s) Interurbano. History. Opened. 1908, 2011. Closed. 1996-2011. Atlántico railway station ( Spanish: Estación del Ferrocarril al Atlántico) is a railway station and historic building located in San José, Costa Rica, declared as Architectural Patrimony of Costa Rica by decree 11664-C of 29 July 1980.
Museo del Jade. / 9.93639°N 84.07361°W / 9.93639; -84.07361. The Museo del Jade is an archaeological museum in San José, Costa Rica. Since 2014, it has been located in front of Plaza de la Democracia. It was founded in 1977 by Fidel Tristán Castro, the first president of the INS. The museum contains the world's largest collection of ...
Desamparados. / 9.8114083; -84.0289552. Desamparados is the 3rd canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 118.26 km 2, [2] and has a population of 206,708, [3] making it the third most populated among the 81 cantons of Costa Rica. The canton's capital city is also called Desamparados .