Montealegre

Montealegre is a neighborhood in , and has an elevation of 1,158 metres. Montealegre is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museo del Jade and National Theatre of Costa Rica.

Museum
The is an archaeological museum in , . Since 2014, it has been located in front of Plaza de la Democracia. It was founded in 1977 by Fidel Tristán Castro, the first president of the INS.

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 1897, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1897 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.

Railway station
Photo: Axxis10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station and historic building located in , declared as Architectural Patrimony of Costa Rica by decree 11664-C of 29 July 1980.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zapote and Carmen.

Village
Photo: ArquiWHAT, Public domain.
the fifth district of the San José canton, in the province of . It is one of the administrative units surrounding downtown.

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, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the of east of the capital, . It is the main city in the canton of Montes de Oca, and is best known as the location of the University of Costa Rica, the largest public university in the country.

Montealegre

Latitude
9.92403° or 9° 55′ 27″ north
Longitude
-84.06491° or 84° 3′ 54″ west
Elevation
1,158 metres (3,799 feet)
Open location code
66XQWWFP+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3649914379
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
12376899
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