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Purires Destination Guide

Delve into Purires in Costa Rica

Purires in the region of Cartago is located in Costa Rica - some 11 mi or ( 17 km ) South-East of San José , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Purires

Local time in Purires is now 12:48 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Costa Rica " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Masaya, Managua, León, Chinandega, and Tres Rios. While being here, you might want to check out Masaya . We discovered some clip posted online . 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 Purires ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Costa Rica Cinco Sentidos

6:20 min by VisitCostaRicaVideos
Views: 9402 Rating: 4.87

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

1:55 min by Davidsbeenhere
Views: 5852 Rating: 5.00

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

2:59 min by Davidsbeenhere
Views: 5481 Rating: 5.00

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

0:39 min by mrmiketico
Views: 3019 Rating: 3.67

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

Tobosi

Tobosi is a town in the province of Cartago, Costa Rica, located about 12 miles southwest of the city of Cartago. It is also known as San Juan de Tobosi, because St. John the Evangelist is the patron guardian. Tobosi is one of the oldest towns in the country. The illegal sharing of Indians made in 1569 by Governor But Afan de Ribera and Gomez Tobosi dwellers were given in encomienda of Juan de Cardenas, Sheriff and Sheriff council of Cartago in the Afan de Ribera expedition to Tierra Adentro.

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Located at 9.84 -83.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in Costa Rica

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.

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Located at 9.85 -83.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, Cartago Province

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

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Located at 9.85 -83.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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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.

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Located at 9.85 -83.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Cantons of Costa Rica, Cartago Province

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.

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Located at 9.86 -83.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Football venues in Costa Rica