Gran Samaria
Gran Samaria is a neighborhood in Heredia Province, Costa Rica and has an elevation of 1,099 metres. Gran Samaria is situated nearby to the neighborhood Urbanización Los Laureles, as well as near La Pancha.Places of Interest
Highlights include Eladio Rosabal Cordero Stadium and Hospital San Vicente de Paúl.
Eladio Rosabal Cordero Stadium
Photo: Alofaga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero was a multi-purpose stadium in Heredia, Costa Rica. The stadium held 8,700 people and opened in 1949. It was mostly used for football matches and was the home stadium of Herediano. Eladio Rosabal Cordero Stadium is situated 2½ km east of Gran Samaria.
Hospital San Vicente de Paúl
Hospital
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Hospital San Vicente de Paúl is situated 2½ km east of Gran Samaria.
Parroquia San Bartolomé Apóstol
Church
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The Parroquia San Bartolomé Apóstol, is a church in Barva, Heredia, Costa Rica. The first church was established between 1568 and 1575, and dedicated to Saint Bartholomew; it is rumored to have been built on an indigenous burial ground. Parroquia San Bartolomé Apóstol is situated 4 km northeast of Gran Samaria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heredia and Barva.
Heredia
Photo: Rquesada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Heredia region of the Central Valley of Costa Rica offers much for the visitor in downtown Heredia, and in many of the towns around Heredia, particularly in the north mountains, like Barva, San Rafael, San Isidro, where there are many coffee plantations and fresh air year round.
Barva
Town
Photo: Tillor87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barva is a district of the Barva canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. The city is known for having a nice mix of rural and metropolitan landscape. Barva is situated 3½ km northeast of Gran Samaria.
San Pedro de Santa Bárbara
Village
Photo: Mvblair, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Pedro, is one of the six districts of the Santa Bárbara canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. It is located 2.5 kilometers west of Santa Bárbara and is officially a part of the province of Heredia. San Pedro de Santa Bárbara is situated 5 km northwest of Gran Samaria.
Gran Samaria
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Heredia Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.9937° or 9° 59′ 37″ northLongitude
-84.14471° or 84° 8′ 41″ westElevation
1,099 metres (3,606 feet)Open location code
66XQXVV4+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 955584986OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
12369276
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In Other Languages
“Gran Samaria” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Gran Samaria”
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