Cartago (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾˈtaɣo]) is a city in Costa Rica, about 25 km (16 mi) east of the capital, San José. It is at an elevation of about 1435 m (some 4,707 ft) above sea level, at the base of the Irazú Volcano. Cartago is the capital of Cartago province, and was the capital of Costa Rica from 1574 to 1824. The city covers an area of 152,68 km². It includes the districts of city downtown: Oriental, Occidental (known as the typical downtown area), San Nicolás (the main entrance to the city, at west), El Carmen (north), Dulce Nombre, San Francisco (at south, San Francisco is known commonly as Aguacaliente), and Guadalupe (Arenilla).
Population: 26,594
Latitude: 9° 51' 51.98" N
Longitude: -83° 55' 9.98" W
Turrialba Volcano is named after its canton, Turrialba, in Costa Rica's Cartago Province. There is no clear consensus on the origin of the name Turrialba, but historians disagree with attempts to attribute the name to the patronym Torrealba (from Ar…
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 is the first modern sport and event arena to be built in Central America. The stadium wa…
The National Theatre of Costa Rica (Spanish: Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica) is the national theatre of Costa Rica. It is located in the central section of San José, Costa Rica.
The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica is the national museum of Costa Rica, located in the capital of San José. It is located at Calle 17, between Central and Second Avenue, Cuesta de Moras, in the Bellavista Fortress, a crenallated, ochre colored buildi…
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá is a major sports stadium located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, Costa Rica. It has a seating capacity of 23,112 and it is second highest capacity stadium in the country. The stadium is the home of Deportivo Saprissa, …
Tobías Bolaños International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Tobías Bolaños) (IATA: SYQ, ICAO: MRPV) is one of the four international airports in Costa Rica and the secondary airport serving the city capital of San José after Juan Santama…
The National University of Costa Rica (in Spanish, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, abbreviated UNA) is a public university in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America. The main campus is located in the city of Heredia. It is one of five pu…
The El Virilla train accident occurred in Costa Rica on March 14, 1926 when an overcrowded train carrying mostly farmers and labourers derailed whilst crossing a bridge across the Virilla River Canyon, killing 248 and injuring 93.
The Cordillera Central is a volcanic mountain range in central Costa Rica which continues from the Continental Divide to east of Cordillera de Tilarán. It extends 80 km from Tapezco Pass to the Turrialba Volcano and ending on the Pacuare River.
The British School of Costa Rica (Spanish: Colegio Británico de Costa Rica) is an independent, bilingual, international school in San José, Costa Rica.
Pavas District, ninth of its kind in San José Canton, is the most populated of 470 districts in Costa Rica.
Paraíso (Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaˈiso]) is a small city in Costa Rica, located 8 km southeast of Cartago.
Curridabat is a city of the San José Province in Costa Rica.
Estadio Jose Rafael "Fello" Meza Ivankovich is a multi-use stadium in Cartago, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.S. Cartaginés.
Desamparados is the capital city of Desamparados Canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city.
The Cerros de Escazú is a mountain range in San José Province, central Costa Rica.
El Carmen District is the first distrito of San José Canton in Costa Rica, and one of the four administrative units that form San José city proper.
Uruca District, the seventh "district" of San José Canton, Costa Rica, comprises an important industrial and commercial area of San José.