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Heredia ( Spanish pronunciation: [eˈɾeðja]) is a district in the Heredia canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica. As the seat of the municipality of Heredia canton, it is awarded the status of city, and by virtue of being the city of the first canton, it is the Province Capital of Heredia province as well. [1] [2] It is 10 kilometers to the ...
San Juan de Santa Bárbara. / 10.0193837; -84.1576205. San Juan is a district of the Santa Bárbara canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. The district consists of two major neighborhoods: San Juan Arriba (Upper San Juan), and San Juan Abajo (Lower San Juan). [1] [2]
History. Santa Bárbara was created on 29 September 1882 by decree 21. [1] Santa Bárbara was originally populated by the Huetares, who lived in the Barva region. [4] When the Spanish settled, the Huetares were forced to work on Spanish haciendas where many crops were produced, including corn, beans, legumes, cotton, sugarcane, and sarsaparilla.
Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofer owns the national railway infrastructure and operates virtually all freight and passenger services, which consist primarily of commuter trains through the highly populated Central ...
San Rafael (canton) / 10.04167°N 84.07500°W / 10.04167; -84.07500. San Rafael is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city is in San Rafael district.
Heredia Province. / 10.417°N 84.000°W / 10.417; -84.000. Heredia ( Spanish pronunciation: [eˈɾeðja]) is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture-rich Northern plains to the more metropolitan areas such as the city of Heredia in the ...
Costa Rica: Province: Heredia: Creation: 8 June 1907: Head city: San Antonio: ... Belén is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. The head city is in San ...
Heredia has an area of 282.6 km² [4] and a mean elevation of 1,242 metres. [2] The canton includes the areas south and west of the capital city of Heredia as far as the Virilla River and the National Route 1. The non-contiguous district of Varablanca, that includes a large portion of Braulio Carrillo National Park high in the Cordillera ...