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Cartago Province

Introducction:

Cartego is one of the seven provinces of Costa Rica. It is located in the center of the country,

without access to the coast. Bounded on the north and east by Limon, west and south San Jose.

Its capital, Cartago was until 1823 capital of Costa Rica, during the colonial and early Republic.

Geography

Cartago is the second smallest province in the country after Heredia's total area covers an area of ​​3124.6 km ².

It is also one of the richest in colonial tradition, was the capital of Costa Rica until 1823, when he moved the capital to the city of San Jose

History

Before to Spanish arrived in the province, and the Indians lived in this area Huetares. In 1563 Juan Coronado City transferred to Castle Valley Garcimuñoz Guarco, using for this purpose, the name of Santiago de Cartago

Tourism

Basilica de nuestra señora de los angeles.

This basilica is the shrine which houses the patron saint of Costa Rica, the Virgin of los Angels. It was built in the nineteenth century with the adornment of Byzantine architectural style and has since jealously guards the faith of a people with deeply rooted religious traditions.

Guayabo National Monument

Located in the foothills of Turrialba volcano, in Cartago province, 83 kilometers from San Jose.

Ruins and Lake Cachi Ujarrás

Ruins Ujarrás, is all that remains of the first church built in Costa Rica during the seventeenth century, and are seen as a relic of colonial times. Next to the ruins of Ujarrás, the Costa Rican Tourism Institute has built a recreation area overlooking the lake that forms the Cachi hydroelectric dam, where you can enjoy water rides, and in the picnic areas (areas de "picnic" ) of the surrounding green areas, like food.

Church of Orosi

This building, built in 1735, is the oldest colonial church is still standing and in use. It houses a small museum of colonial and religious art.

National Environmental Park River City Parrot

In this small park will find a wide variety of birds and insects such as butterflies mirror, bees, beetles, bugs and Hymenoptera.

other attractions.

In the province are the towns of Paradise, Three Rivers, Turrialba, Alvarado and Cot Pacayas Oreamuno, also called San Antonio de Padua de Cot Oreamuno, a place said to be the oldest Indian settlement in Costa Rica.

Other towns of historical interest are Orosi Ujarrás, Tobosi, Tucurrique and Quircot.

Typical Food

FRITO, POZOL, ARROZ CON LECHE Y TAMALES. 

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