Central America
Costa Rica
San José Province

Carmen

Carmen is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,146 metres. Carmen is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include National Theatre of Costa Rica and Melico Salazar Theatre.

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.

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
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The is a museum in . It is located in a subterranean building underneath the "Plaza de la Cultura" and is owned and curated by the Banco Central de Costa Rica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Catedral and San José.

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 .

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.

Carmen

Latitude
9.93477° or 9° 56′ 5″ north
Longitude
-84.07816° or 84° 4′ 41″ west
Elevation
1,146 metres (3,760 feet)
Open location code
66XQWWMC+WP
Geo­Names ID
12369541
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