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The Best Attractions In Alajuela

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Alajuela is the third largest city in Costa Rica. It is also the capital of Alajuela Province. Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Alajuela is nowadays part of the conurbation of the Great Metropolitan Area. 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 south of Alajuela downtown.
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The Best Attractions In Alajuela

  • 1. Zoo Ave Alajuela
    Rescate Animal Zoo Ave, or simply Zoo Ave, is an urban park of approximately 14 hectares , located in La Garita, in the canton of Alajuela, Costa Rica. It has an average altitude of 814 meters and is bounded to the north by the bed of the river Rio Poas. The site includes the largest collection of bird species in Latin America.It is administered by a conservation nonprofit foundation called Fundación Restauración de la Naturaleza, which also is responsible for the country's largest rehabilitation center in the Zoo Ave campus.
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  • 2. Our Lady of the Pillar Cathedral Alajuela
    The Our Lady of the Pillar Cathedral also called Alajuela Cathedral or Cathedral of Virgin of the Pillar, is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church, which is located in the city of Alajuela, the second largest in the Central American country of Costa Rica.It is a temple that follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the mother of the Diocese of Alajuela which was created in 1921 by bull Praedecessorum Nostrorum of Pope Benedict XV. The current building has its origins in a small chapel built in 1782 not far from its current location. A new structure designed by Gustavo Casallini began to be built in 1854 but was stopped shortly after due to war so the opening and consecration was delayed until 1863. Between 1946 and 1967 he was subjected to intense remodeli...
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  • 7. City Mall Alajuela
    City Mall is the name of three malls operated by Corporación Lady Lee in Alajuela, Costa Rica, and in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, Honduras. City Mall Alajuela opened in 2014. City Mall Tegucigalpa opened in September 2012. It has a total area of 130,000 square meters, 280 shops, 25 restaruants, and parking for 1,500 cars.
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  • 13. La Marina Wildlife Rescue Center Alajuela
    La Marina Wildlife Rescue Center , or La Marina Zoo is an animal rescue centre located 8.5 km northeast of Ciudad Quesada, between Palmera and Aguas Zarcas, in the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. The centre is dedicated to the rehabilitation of mistreated, injured, orphaned, and/or confiscated animals. Once the animals are fully rehabilitated, they are reintroduced into their natural habitats in protected areas within Costa Rica, primarily in the Parque Nacional Juan Castro Blanco to the south of the centre.
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