Costa Rica
San José Province
Tibás

San Juan

San Juan is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,171 metres. San Juan is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá and Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture.

Stadium
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is a football stadium in , with a seating capacity of 23,112, making it the second-largest stadium in the country.

Museum
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The Centro Costarricense de la Ciencia y la Cultura is a science and culture complex in . Located in a fortress-like building that once served as the central penitentiary between 1910 and 1979, the center was inaugurated in 1994.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San José and Heredia.

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is the capital and largest city of . The undisputed cultural and economic center of Costa Rica's central valley, where most of the population lives, is also the most important transportation hub for domestic travel even though the international airport is in .

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region of the offers much for the visitor in downtown , and in many of the towns around , particularly in the north mountains, like Barva, San Rafael, San Isidro, where there are many coffee plantations and fresh air year round.

Village
is the seventh district of the San José canton, in the province of . It is an important industrial and commercial area of .

San Juan

Latitude
9.9634° or 9° 57′ 48″ north
Longitude
-84.076° or 84° 4′ 34″ west
Population
21,700
Elevation
1,171 metres (3,842 feet)
Open location code
66XQXW7F+9J
Geo­Names ID
11239304
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