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El Alto Destination Guide
Delve into El Alto in Costa Rica
El Alto in the region of Cartago is a city in Costa Rica - some 10 mi or ( 16 km ) East of San José , the country's capital .
Current time in El Alto is now 10:12 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Masaya, Managua, León, Chinandega, and Tres Rios. While being here, make sure to check out Masaya . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in El Alto ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Costa Rica Cinco Sentidos
Póngase en contacto con sus cinco sentidos y descubra el país, la gente, la cultura y la naturaleza de Costa Rica. ¡Costa Rica, un lugar como ningún otro! ..
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 ..
Virgen de los angeles,patrona de Costa Rica. Our Lady of the Angels, patroness of Costa Rica
Esta es la tradicional salida de la catedral de cartago, de regreso a la basilica una tradicion muy cartaginesa que se realiza el primer domingo de septiembre despues de estar un mes en el lado oeste ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 5 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 5 km away
El Guarco (canton)
El Guarco is the name of the eighth canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 167.69 square kilometres, and has a population of 36,291 (estimate as of 2003). The capital city of the canton is El Tejar. El Guarco is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its capital city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range). The Carretera Interamericana delineates the canton's lengthy southwestern border.
Located at 9.85 -83.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
El Tejar del Guarco
The correct name is Tejar de El Guarco. Tejar is the capital city of the El Guarco Canton, in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. Read news about Tejar, El Guarco and Cartago at
Located at 9.85 -83.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Cartago (canton)
Cartago is the name of the first canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 287.77 square kilometres, and has a population of 140,686 (estimate as of 2003). The city of Cartago is the capital city of the canton, and although, the provincial capital of province of Cartago.
Located at 9.85 -83.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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