California

California is a locality in Carmen, San José and has an elevation of 1,169 metres. California is situated nearby to the neighborhood Empalme, as well as near Francisco Peralta.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Atlántico railway station and Museo del Jade.

Atlántico railway station

Railway station

Photo: Axxis10, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Atlántico railway station is a railway station and historic building located in San José, Costa Rica, declared as Architectural Patrimony of Costa Rica by decree 11664-C of 29 July 1980.

The Museo del Jade is an archaeological museum in San José, Costa Rica. Since 2014, it has been located in front of Plaza de la Democracia. It was founded in 1977 by Fidel Tristán Castro, the first president of the INS.

Museum of Contemporary Art and Design

Museum

The Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, founded in 1994, is a Costa Rican museum, specialising in contemporary Central American art and design, but also representing international work in the field.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carmen and Catedral.

Carmen

Village

Carmen is the first distrito of San José Canton in Costa Rica, and one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown. This district is not heavily populated although it is a busy downtown area in daytime.

Catedral

Town

Photo: Coriganto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Catedral 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.

Zapote

Village

Photo: ArquiWHAT, Public domain.

Zapote the fifth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown.

California

Type: Locality
Also known as: “California Norte”, “California Sur”, and “La California”
Location: Carmen, San José, San José Province, Central Valley, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude

9.9326° or 9° 55′ 57″ north

Longitude

-84.066° or 84° 3′ 58″ west

Elevation

1,169 metres (3,835 feet)

Open location code

66XQWWMM+2H

GeoNames ID

3623276

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