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Travel Guide of Cartago in Costa Rica by Influencers and Travelers


Cartago is the head city of Cartago canton of the Cartago Province, and is composed of the Oriental and Occidental districts as stated in the administrative divisions of Costa Rica. It was the capital of Costa Rica from 1574 to 1824.


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1 - Irazú Volcano

   15 km away

The Irazú Volcano is an active volcano in Costa Rica, situated in the Cordillera Central close to the city of Cartago. The name could come from either the combination of "ara" and "tzu" or a corruption of Iztarú, which was the name of an indigenous village on the flanks of the volcano.

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2 - Tapanti

   17 km away

Tapantí - Cerro de la Muerte Massif National Park, is a National Park in the Central Conservation Area of Costa Rica located on the edge of the Talamanca Range, near Cartago.

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3 - National Museum of Costa Rica

   18 km away

The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica is the national museum of Costa Rica, located in the capital of San José. It is located at Calle 17, between Central and Second Avenue, Cuesta de Moras. It became the site of the museum in 1950.

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4 - Provincia de Cartago

   18 km away

Cartago, which means Carthage in Spanish, is a province of central Costa Rica. It is one of the smallest provinces, however probably the richest of the Spanish Colonial era sites and traditions.

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5 - Reserva Forestal Los Santos

   23 km away

Los Quetzales National Park, located 97 kilometers from San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica, it was created in 2006 by decree 32981-MINAE.

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6 - Dota

   23 km away

Dota is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica. The head city of the canton is Santa María. It is part of Los Santos Zone, together with Tarrazú and León Cortés Castro.

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7 - Cerro de la Muerte

   26 km away

Cerro de la Muerte is a mountain peak of a masiff in Costa Rica, it is located within the Tapantí — Cerro de la Muerte Massif National Park, and is the highest point on the Pan-American Highway.

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8 - San José de la Montaña

   45 km away

San José de la Montaña is a district of the Barva canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.

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9 - Alajuela

   48 km away

Alajuela is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica, known as “The Capital of the World” by the locals. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. In virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it is also the capital of the Province of Alajuela.

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10 - San Isidro de El General

   49 km away

San Isidro de El General is the first district of the canton of Pérez Zeledón, in the southern part of the province of San José in Costa Rica, as well as the name of said district's main city.

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