Tournón

Tournón is a neighborhood in , and has an elevation of 1,146 metres. Tournón is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

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 1867 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carmen and Merced.

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.

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.

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

Tournón

Latitude
9.94103° or 9° 56′ 28″ north
Longitude
-84.07686° or 84° 4′ 37″ west
Elevation
1,146 metres (3,760 feet)
Open location code
66XQWWRF+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2712098198
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
12369536
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In Other Languages

“Tournón” goes by many names.

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología (ULACIT) and Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social.

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