National Herbarium of Costa Rica
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- Type: Museum
- Description: national museum in San José, Costa Rica
- Also known as: “MNCR”, “Museo Nacional de Costa Rica”, and “National Museum of Costa Rica”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museo del Jade and Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano".
Museo del Jade
Museum
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. Museo del Jade is situated 240 metres west of National Herbarium of Costa Rica.
Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano"
Library
La Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano", also known as the Biblioteca Nacional de Costa Rica is the national library of Costa Rica in San José. It is tasked with curating the cultural heritage of Costa Rica and maintains three copies of every book ever published in the country in addition to other works. Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano" is situated 310 metres north of National Herbarium of Costa Rica.
Atlántico railway station
Railway station
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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. Atlántico railway station is situated 280 metres northeast of National Herbarium of Costa Rica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carmen and Merced.
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.
Merced
Village
Merced 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.
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.
National Herbarium of Costa Rica
- Categories: national museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Catedral, San José, San José Province, Central Valley, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“National Herbarium of Costa Rica” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف كوستاريكا الوطني”
- Chinese: “哥斯大黎加國家博物館”
- Chinese: “哥斯达黎加国家博物馆”
- Chinese: “哥斯達黎加國家博物館”
- Czech: “Národní muzeum Kostariky”
- Dutch: “National Museum of Costa Rica”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo Nacia de Kostariko”
- French: “musée national du Costa Rica”
- French: “Musée national du Costa Rica”
- German: “Nationalmuseum von Costa Rica”
- Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Kosta Rika”
- Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta Chósta Ríce”
- Italian: “Museo nacional de Costa Rica”
- Italian: “Museo Nacional de Costa Rica”
- Japanese: “コスタリカ国立博物館”
- Korean: “코스타리카 국립 박물관”
- Korean: “코스타리카 국립박물관”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Museo Nacional de Costa Rica”
- Norwegian: “Museo Nacional de Costa Rica”
- Russian: “Национальный музей Коста-Рики”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Museo Nacional de Costa Rica”
- Slovenian: “Narodni muzej Kostarike”
- Spanish: “Herbario Nacional de Costa Rica”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Costa Rica”
- “MNCR”
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