Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture

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.
  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,150 metres (3,780 feet)
  • …is operated by Museo del Niño
  • Description: museum in Costa Rica also known as Museo de Los Niños
  • Address: 0003 Calle 4 Juan Rafael Chacón, San José
  • Also known as
    “CCCC”
    “Museo de los Niños”

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Latitude
9.94116° or 9° 56′ 28″ north
Longitude
-84.08018° or 84° 4′ 49″ west
Open location code
66XQWWR9+FW
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In Other Languages

From Korean to Spanish—“Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture” goes by many names.
코스타리카 과학문화센터Korean
Centro Costarricense de la Ciencia y la CulturaNorwegian
Centro Costarricense de Ciencia y CulturaNorwegian Bokmål

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