La Sabana Metropolitan Park
La Sabana Metropolitan Park is located in downtown San José, Costa Rica. It is the country's largest and most significant urban park. La Sabana is considered "the lungs of San José" by Costa Ricans.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: largest urban area of San José
- Also known as: “Parque Metropolitano La Sabana Padre Chapuí” and “San José Sabana”
- Address: 0003 Avenida de Las Américas, San José
Places of Interest
Highlights include Costa Rica National Stadium and Costa Rican Museum of Art.
Costa Rica National Stadium
Stadium
Photo: MadriCR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Costa Rica National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in La Sabana Metropolitan Park, San José, Costa Rica. It was the first modern sporting and events arena to be built in Central America.
Costa Rican Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Costa Rican Museum of Art is an art museum in San José, Costa Rica. It opened in 1978 and holds a collection of over 6000 artworks.
Eddy Cortes National Gymnasium
Sports venue
The Eddy Cortés National Gymnasium, better known as National Gymnasium, is a sports arena located in La Sabana Metropolitan Park, San José, Costa Rica. Its capacity is over 4,000.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uruca and Hatillo.
Uruca
Village
Uruca is the seventh district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is an important industrial and commercial area of San José.
Hatillo
Village
Hatillo is the tenth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Hospital
Village
Hospital is a district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown properly.
La Sabana Metropolitan Park
- Categories: urban green space and recreation area
- Location: Mata Redonda, San José, San José Province, Central Valley, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.93552° or 9° 56′ 8″ northLongitude
-84.10405° or 84° 6′ 15″ westElevation
1,134 metres (3,720 feet)Operator
ICODEROpen location code
66XQWVPW+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 12657481OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
3623146Wikidata ID
Q3438120
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“La Sabana Metropolitan Park” goes by many names.
- French: “Parc métropolitain La Sabana”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “La Sabana”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Parque Metropolitano La Sabana”
- Norwegian: “Parque Metropolitano La Sabana”
- Spanish: “Parque metropolitano La Sabana”
- Spanish: “Parque Metropolitano La Sabana”
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