Occidental

Occidental is a village in , and has an elevation of 1,425 metres. Occidental is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich and Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago.

Stadium
Photo: Cartago CR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estadio Jose Rafael "Fello" Meza Ivankovich is a multi-use in , named after Costa Rican footballer Fello Meza. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.S.

Church
Photo: Bgag, CC0.
The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles is a Roman Catholic basilica in , located in the city of and dedicated to the Virgen de los Pardos, officially known as Virgen de los Ángeles.

Hospital
is a hospital in . It is named after Dr. Maximiliano Peralta Jimenez who graduated from Jefferson Medical College in in 1894. It has 633 beds but often suffers from equipment shortages.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cartago and El Tejar de El Guarco.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in 's . It used to be the national capital before that honor went to San José and is one of the few places in the country where more than a handful colonial era buildings have survived to the present day.

Town
El Tejar is a district and the head city of the canton, in the province of .

Village
Photo: Dsolano m, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district of the canton, in the province of . is situated 7 km northeast of Occidental.

Occidental

Latitude
9.8659° or 9° 51′ 57″ north
Longitude
-83.9271° or 83° 55′ 37″ west
Population
9,900
Elevation
1,425 metres (4,675 feet)
Open location code
66XRV38F+95
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3861599957
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11239441
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