National Herbarium of Costa Rica

The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica is the national museum of , located in the capital of . It is located at Calle 17, between Central and Second Avenue, Cuesta de Moras.
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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".

Museum
The is an archaeological museum in , . 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. is situated 240 metres west of National Herbarium of Costa Rica.

Library
La Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano", also known as the Biblioteca Nacional de Costa Rica is the national library of in . 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. is situated 310 metres north of National Herbarium of Costa Rica.

Railway station
is a railway station and historic building located in , declared as Architectural Patrimony of Costa Rica by decree 11664-C of 29 July 1980. is situated 280 metres northeast of National Herbarium of Costa Rica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carmen and Merced.

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

Village
is a district of the San José canton, in the province of . It is one of the four administrative units that form downtown properly.

Village
is a district of the San José canton, in the province of . It is one of the four administrative units that form downtown properly.

National Herbarium of Costa Rica

Latitude
9.93284° or 9° 55′ 58″ north
Longitude
-84.07067° or 84° 4′ 14″ west
Elevation
1,171 metres (3,842 feet)
Open location code
66XQWWMH+4P
Geo­Names ID
9253678
Wiki­data ID
Q1968698
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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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