La Cangreja National Park
Puriscal, Costa Rica
the youngest national park in Costa Rica - La Cangreja National Park has an area of 2520 hectares and is located in the western central valley. La Cangreja was only declared a national park in 2002, making it the youngest national park in Costa Rica.
Recommended restaurants around San Jose
The best gastronomy can be found in the western suburbs of Escazú and Santa Ana
This is not a restaurant guide, but rather just a small, quite subjective selection of particularly popular restaurants in San José and the surrounding area.
City parks in the Central Valley of Costa Rica
There are plenty of city and leisure parks in the greater San Jose area
they are spacious and usually well maintained
In the Braulio Carrillo National Park
The national park consists largely of evergreen primary forest
There are thought to be over 6,000 different plant species here
Hiking & horseback riding in el Rodeo
The nature reserve is located west of Ciudad Colón
The Zona Protectora ( Nature Reserve) el Rodeo is one of the last large, contiguous forests that once covered the Central Valley.
San Jose in the Central Valley
San José is the center of Costa Rica and is quite clear
Around 400,000 people live in San José - a tranquil size.
Santa Ana in the Central Valley
quiet small town in close proximity to San José
If you would like to escape the hustle and bustle of San José, you can escape west to Santa Ana.
Ciudad Colon
Small town located near Santa Ana, San José and the green mountains
Located just 8 kilometers west of Santa Ana, this friendly town with almost 14,000
a must visit: the Poás volcano
Since the exciting eruption in 2017, the Poás volcano was closed for 18 months.
You can visit the volcano again since the end of August 18
Irazú volcano
The water in the crater of the Irazú volcano has a bright green color.
You can see this if you look down into the 3,432 m high gorge from above.
Tapanti National Park
Tapanti National Park is also called Orosi National Park
It is located near the slope of the Talamanca Cordillera
United Nations University of Peace
The University for Peace, in German: Friedensuniversität, has its headquarters in Costa Rica.
UPEACE was founded by the United Nations in 1980. UPEACE University is not subject to UN regulations and is autonomous.
The mountains above Escazú
Perfect area for hiking on your own!
Cerros de Escazú Nature Reserve and Santa Ana Wound Park
