Cruces
Cruces is a hamlet in Heredia Province, Costa Rica and has an elevation of 1,267 metres. Cruces is situated nearby to the neighborhood Uruca, as well as near Las Joyas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Museo de Cultura Popular.
Museo de Cultura Popular
Museum
Photo: Rquesada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo de Cultura Popular is a museum in the district of Santa Lucía, just south of Barva, Costa Rica. It is located in the former home of ex-president Alfredo González Flores. Museo de Cultura Popular is situated 4 km west of Cruces.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heredia and San Juan District, Tibás.
Heredia
Photo: Rquesada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Heredia region of the Central Valley of Costa Rica offers much for the visitor in downtown Heredia, and in many of the towns around Heredia, particularly in the north mountains, like Barva, San Rafael, San Isidro, where there are many coffee plantations and fresh air year round.
San Juan District, Tibás
Town
San Juan is a district of the Tibás canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. San Juan District, Tibás is situated 4½ km south of Cruces.
Barva
Town
Photo: Tillor87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barva is a district of the Barva canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. The city is known for having a nice mix of rural and metropolitan landscape. Barva is situated 5 km west of Cruces.
Cruces
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Las Cruces”
- Category: locality
- Location: Heredia Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
10.00438° or 10° 0′ 16″ northLongitude
-84.08082° or 84° 4′ 51″ westElevation
1,267 metres (4,157 feet)Open location code
762Q2W39+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1262969182OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
12390607
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In Other Languages
“Cruces” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Cruces”
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