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Paez Destination Guide
Touring Paez in Costa Rica
Paez in the region of Cartago is a city located in Costa Rica - some 15 mi or ( 23 km ) East of San José , the country's capital city .
Time in Paez is now 12:49 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Managua, León, Chinandega, Urasca, and Tres Rios. Being here already, consider visiting Managua . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Paez ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Costa Rica Taxi Service TIP- MUST SEE
www.TravelCostaRicaNow.com If you plan on traveling to Costa Rica then this is a MUST SEE video. You need to know how the Taxi's operate here. We do have another taxi video, but this video explains a ..
Cartago, Costa Rica #3 Cartago
Here David takes us on a drive thru of the city of Cartago. This Latin American city served as the capital of Costa Rica from 1563 until 1823 and it is Costa Rica's oldest Spanish settlement. On this ..
Cartago, Costa Rica #17 Basilica de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles
While visiting Costa Rica's historic capital of Cartago, David makes a pilgrimage to the Basilica De Nuestra Señora De Los Angeles. One of the Catholic holy places of Latin America, built in 1639 abov ..
Costa Rica Expat Interviews w/ Danny pt 1 of 3
TravelCostaRicaNOW.com Hey everyone. I've done a lot of expat interviews and Danny may just be the most informative interview I've done to date. Danny answers all the major questions starting a busine ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Oreamuno (canton)
Oreamuno is the name of the seventh canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 202.31 km², and has a population of 41,584. The capital city of the canton is San Rafael. The canton extends from its suburban capital city of San Rafael northward into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). Irazú Volcano looms large in the northern reaches of the canton. The canton of Oreamuno is subdivided into 5 distritos (districts).
Located at 9.87 -83.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Santa Lucía de Paraíso
Santa Lucía is the youngest of the districts of Paraíso, Costa Rica. It started as a "precario" in the mid eighties, that is a piece of land that was invaded by homeless people who built makeshift houses until the land was granted to them by the government so that they became the owners of the properties. The population grew so rapidly that in less than 20 years, and even if its size is just a couple of miles long, it was declared a new district.
Located at 9.83 -83.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (Basílica)
The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (Our Lady of the Angels Basilica) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Costa Rica, located in the city of Cartago and dedicated to the Virgen de los Pardos, officially known as Virgen de los Ángeles (the Lady of the Angels). The basilica was built in 1639 and was partially destroyed by an earthquake. The basilica has since been restored and constitutes a unique mix of colonial architecture as well as 19th century Byzantine style.
Located at 9.86 -83.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Paraíso (canton)
Paraíso is the name of the second canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 411.91 square kilometres, and has a population of 55,923 (estimate as of 2003). The capital city of the canton is also called Paraíso. Paraíso is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its capital city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range).
Located at 9.83 -83.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich
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. The stadium holds 13,500 people and was built in 1949.
Located at 9.86 -83.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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