San Chirí

San Chirí is a neighborhood in Paraíso, Cartago Province and has an elevation of 1,104 metres. San Chirí is situated nearby to the neighborhood La Castilla, as well as near El Caiz.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orosi Church and Lankester Botanical Garden.

Orosi Church

Church

Photo: Rodtico21, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Orosi Church is situated 2½ km south of San Chirí.

The Lankester Botanical Gardens are a set of gardens outside of Cartago, Costa Rica. The garden is open to the public, but is operated by the University of Costa Rica as a research center and is a major center for orchid research in both Central America and the Caribbean. Lankester Botanical Garden is situated 3½ km northwest of San Chirí.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paraíso and Orosi.

Paraíso

Town

Paraíso is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.

Orosi

Village

Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.

Orosi is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. Orosi is situated 2½ km south of San Chirí.

Cartago

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Cartago is a city in Costa Rica's Central Valley. It used to be the national capital before that honor went to San José and is one of the few places in the country where more than a handful colonial era buildings have survived to the present day.

San Chirí

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “San Chiri” and “Sanchirí”
Category: locality
Location: Paraíso, Cartago Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude

9.81938° or 9° 49′ 10″ north

Longitude

-83.86285° or 83° 51′ 46″ west

Elevation

1,104 metres (3,622 feet)

Open location code

66XRR49P+QV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10977258422

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

3621935

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In Other Languages

“San Chirí” goes by many names.

Spanish: “San Chirí”

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Localities in the Area

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