Bosques de Altamira
Bosques de Altamira is a residential area in Heredia Province, Costa Rica and has an elevation of 1,105 metres. Bosques de Altamira is situated nearby to the town Barva, as well as near Santa Bárbara de Heredia.Places of Interest Nearby
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 1¼ km east of Bosques de Altamira.
Hospital San Vicente de Paúl
Hospital
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Hospital San Vicente de Paúl is situated 1½ km southeast of Bosques de Altamira.
Museo de Cultura Popular
Museum
Photo: Rquesada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo de Cultura Popular is a museum in the district of Santa Lucía, just south of Barva, Costa Rica. It is located in the former home of ex-president Alfredo González Flores. Museo de Cultura Popular is situated 3 km northeast of Bosques de Altamira.
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 3 km north of Bosques de Altamira.
Santa Bárbara de Heredia
Town
Photo: Victor Quirós A, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Bárbara is one of the six districts that make up the canton of Santa Bárbara, Costa Rica. The district of Santa Bárbara is commonly referred to as Santa Bárbara de Heredia, and is the seat of the municipality of Santa Bárbara, and therefore awarded the title of city. Santa Bárbara de Heredia is situated 5 km northwest of Bosques de Altamira.
Bosques de Altamira
- Type: Residential area
- Also known as: “Cond. Bosques de Altamira”
- Location: Heredia Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.99567° or 9° 59′ 44″ northLongitude
-84.13463° or 84° 8′ 5″ westElevation
1,105 metres (3,625 feet)Open location code
66XQXVW8+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 453123971OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
12369282
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- Spanish: “Bosques de Altamira”
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