Central America
Costa Rica
San José Province

Santa Teresa

Santa Teresa is a neighborhood in , and has an elevation of 1,138 metres. Santa Teresa is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture and Museo de los Niños.

Museum
Photo: Antonio.solera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
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.

Theater building
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is Costa Rica's national theatre, located in the central section of . Construction began in 1891, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1897 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merced and Carmen.

Village
is a district of the San José canton, in the province of . It is one of the four administrative units that form downtown properly.

Village
is the first distrito of San José Canton in , and one of the four administrative units that form downtown. This district is not heavily populated although it is a busy downtown area in daytime.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
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 .

Santa Teresa

Latitude
9.94394° or 9° 56′ 38″ north
Longitude
-84.07903° or 84° 4′ 45″ west
Elevation
1,138 metres (3,734 feet)
Open location code
66XQWWVC+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6632077796
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
12369535
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as El Ballestero and La Conejera.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plaza Tournón and Parque Ballestero.

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