Taras
Taras is a village in San Nicolás, Cartago and has an elevation of 1,471 metres. Taras is situated nearby to the neighborhood Orontes, as well as near Loyola.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich and Hospital Max Peralta.
Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich
Stadium
Photo: Cartago CR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich is situated 2½ km southeast of Taras.
Hospital Max Peralta
Hospital
Hospital Max Peralta is a hospital in Cartago, Costa Rica. It is named after Dr. Maximiliano Peralta Jimenez who graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1894. It has 633 beds but often suffers from equipment shortages.
Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago
Church
The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles 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. Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago is situated 2½ km southeast of Taras.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Tejar de El Guarco and Tierra Blanca.
El Tejar de El Guarco
Town
El Tejar is a district and the head city of the El Guarco canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. El Tejar de El Guarco is situated 3½ km south of Taras.
Tierra Blanca
Village
Photo: Dsolano m, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tierra Blanca is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. Tierra Blanca is situated 6 km northeast of Taras.
Tres Ríos
Town
Photo: Pablo Bernal Alfaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tres Ríos is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. Its name is derived from its location at the confluence of the Tiribí, Chiquito and Cruz rivers. Tres Ríos is situated 7 km northwest of Taras.
Taras
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: San Nicolás, Cartago, Cartago Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.87588° or 9° 52′ 33″ northLongitude
-83.93344° or 83° 56′ 0″ westElevation
1,471 metres (4,826 feet)Open location code
66XRV3G8+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 417243202OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3621346
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In Other Languages
“Taras” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Taras”
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