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Animas Destination Guide

Discover Animas in Costa Rica

Animas in the region of Alajuela is a town located in Costa Rica - some 15 mi or ( 24 km ) West of San José , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Animas

Local time in Animas is now 03:34 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Masaya, Managua, León, Chinandega, and Tacares. When in this area, you might want to check out Masaya . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Animas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Pura Vida is NOT ALWAYS Pura Vida

4:35 min by Michael Alan D'Angelo
Views: 60635 Rating: 1.93

TONS of Costa Rica Travel INFO & VIDEOS at TravelCostaRicaNow.com Hey Everyone! Pura Vida! If you don't know what 'Pura Vida' means, let's just say it's synonymous with Costa Rica itself. Pura Vida li ..

Butterfly Farm - Costa Rica Entomological Supply

6:11 min by emonestel
Views: 9899 Rating: 4.82

A brief video made by RAI (National Broadcast Agency in Italy) about the process of exporting butterflies from Costa Rica to exhibitions around the World ..


How to find the Gourmet King EASY TUTORIAL WITHOUT CHEATING

5:59 min by cibergatox1
Views: 8430 Rating: 4.73

Tutorial: How to Find the Gourmet King on Restaurant City WITHOUT CHEATING AT ALL! (Every time you log on to the game YOU CAN FIND IT, so if you find it save and re-open the game :D) Log on to the gam ..

Landing. SJO Costa Rica. TACA Embraer 190 flight LR678

3:47 min by Marcial E Wills
Views: 4185 Rating: 5.00

TACA flight LR678, MGA-SJO (Managua, Nicaragua to San Jose, Costa Rica). Aircraft: Embraer 190, Seat: 7F. Landing in SJO Airport. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Festival Imperial

Festival Imperial is a major Costa Rican music festival organized by Cerveceria Costa Rica and their flagship beer: Imperial. The first festival took place in April 2006 and brought world-known performers such as Sting, Jamiroquai, Diego Torres, and The Rasmus. The second edition of the festival was held on April 2008 and featured: Duran Duran, Incubus and Smashing Pumpkins among others.

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Located at 9.97 -84.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Music festivals in Costa Rica, Rock festivals

Grecia

Grecia is the capital city of the canton of Grecia in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito that includes the city. The district of Grecia covers an area of 6.86 km², and has a population of 15,457. The city lies at an elevation of 999 meters above sea level in the foothills of the Cordillera Central on the eastern edge of the Central Valley.

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Located at 10.07 -84.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica

Grecia (canton)

Grecia is the name of the third canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 395.72 square kilometres, and has a population of 69,703. The capital city of the canton is also called Grecia. The canton lies among ridges and valleys on the southwestern slope of Poas Volcano. One area is completely separated from the remainder of the canton by the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range).

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Located at 10.07 -84.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Alajuela Province, Cantons of Costa Rica

Alajuela

Alajuela is the second largest city in Costa Rica after the capital, San José. It is also the capital of the namesake province. Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Alajuela is nowadays englobed in the conurbation of Great Metropolitan Area (GAM). The city is the birthplace of Juan Santamaría, the national hero of Costa Rica and the figure who gives the name to the country's main international airport, which is located south of Alajuela downtown.

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Located at 10.02 -84.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Alajuela, Populated places in Costa Rica

Iglesia de la Agonía

The Iglesia de la Agonía is a church in Liberia, Costa Rica. Built in 1825, it is an adobe colonial church and is recognisable by its white Spanish style brickwork with its twin pillars and an arched entrance. The church contains a small museum of notable religious artwork.

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Located at 10.02 -84.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Art museums and galleries in Costa Rica, Churches in Costa Rica, Religious buildings completed in 1825, Religious museums