Central America
Costa Rica
San José Province

Paso de La Vaca

Paso de La Vaca is a neighborhood in , and has an elevation of 1,146 metres. Paso de La Vaca is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the village .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture and Melico Salazar Theatre.

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.

Theater building
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The is located in . It maintains a full schedule of concerts, recitals, and plays. While large and built in the European Baroque style, it is far simpler than the Parisian influenced one block east.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merced and Hospital.

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

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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 .

Paso de La Vaca

Latitude
9.93874° or 9° 56′ 19″ north
Longitude
-84.08206° or 84° 4′ 55″ west
Elevation
1,146 metres (3,760 feet)
Open location code
66XQWWQ9+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3101549601
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
12369539
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In Other Languages

“Paso de La Vaca” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Policía Municipal de San José and Antiguo Cine Líbano.

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