Caracol
Caracol is a neighborhood in Cartago Province, Costa Rica and has an elevation of 1,488 metres. Caracol is situated nearby to the neighborhood San Nicolás, as well as near Ronda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich and Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago.
Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich
Stadium
Photo: Cartago CR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estadio Jose Rafael "Fello" Meza Ivankovich is a multi-use stadium in Cartago, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.S. Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich is situated 3½ km southeast of Caracol.
Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago
Church
The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles is a Roman Catholic basilica in Costa Rica, located in the city of Cartago and dedicated to the Virgen de los Pardos, officially known as Virgen de los Ángeles. Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago is situated 3½ km southeast of Caracol.
Hospital Max Peralta
Hospital
Hospital Max Peralta is a hospital in Cartago, Costa Rica. It is named after Dr. Maximiliano Peralta Jimenez who graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1894. It has 633 beds but often suffers from equipment shortages. Hospital Max Peralta is situated 3 km southeast of Caracol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Tejar de El Guarco and Tres Ríos.
El Tejar de El Guarco
Town
El Tejar is a district and the head city of the El Guarco canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. El Tejar de El Guarco is situated 4 km south of Caracol.
Tres Ríos
Town
Photo: Pablo Bernal Alfaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tres Ríos is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. Its name is derived from its location at the confluence of the Tiribí, Chiquito and Cruz rivers. Tres Ríos is situated 6 km northwest of Caracol.
Tierra Blanca
Village
Photo: Dsolano m, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tierra Blanca is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. Tierra Blanca is situated 7 km northeast of Caracol.
Caracol
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Cartago Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.88064° or 9° 52′ 50″ northLongitude
-83.94211° or 83° 56′ 32″ westElevation
1,488 metres (4,882 feet)Open location code
66XRV3J5+75OpenStreetMap ID
node 12769366770OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
12422176
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- Spanish: “Caracol”
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