San Sebastián

San Sebastián is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,134 metres. San Sebastián is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Theatre of Costa Rica and Melico Salazar Theatre.

Theater building
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is Costa Rica's national theatre, located in the central section of . Construction began in 1891, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1867 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.

Theater building
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The is located in . It maintains a full schedule of concerts, recitals, and plays. While large and built in the European Baroque style, it is far simpler than the Parisian influenced one block east.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Pedro de Montes de Oca and Curridabat.

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is a city in the of east of the capital, . It is the main city in the canton of Montes de Oca, and is best known as the location of the University of Costa Rica, the largest public university in the country.

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is a prosperous suburb of on the route east to Cartago. There are boutique shops, malls, and upscale neighborhoods in .

Village
is the tenth district of the San José canton, in the province of .

San Sebastián

Latitude
9.9106° or 9° 54′ 38″ north
Longitude
-84.0823° or 84° 4′ 56″ west
Population
40,100
Elevation
1,134 metres (3,720 feet)
Open location code
66XQWW69+73
Geo­Names ID
11239201
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