Caracol

Caracol is a neighborhood in , and has an elevation of 1,488 metres. Caracol is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich and Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago.

Stadium
Photo: Cartago CR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich is a multi-use in , named after Costa Rican footballer Fello Meza. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.S. is situated 3½ km southeast of Caracol.

Church
Photo: Bgag, CC0.
The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles is a Roman Catholic basilica in , located in the city of and dedicated to the Virgen de los Pardos, officially known as Virgen de los Ángeles. is situated 3½ km southeast of Caracol.

Hospital
is a hospital in . It is named after Dr. Maximiliano Peralta Jimenez who graduated from Jefferson Medical College in in 1894. It has 633 beds but often suffers from equipment shortages. is situated 3 km southeast of Caracol.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cartago and El Tejar de El Guarco.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in 's . It used to be the national capital before that honor went to San José and is one of the few places in the country where more than a handful colonial era buildings have survived to the present day.

Town
El Tejar is a district and the head city of the canton, in the province of . is situated 4 km south of Caracol.

Town
Photo: Pablo Bernal Alfaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a district of the canton, in the province of . Its name is derived from its location at the confluence of the Tiribí, Chiquito and Cruz rivers. is situated 6 km northwest of Caracol.

Caracol

Latitude
9.87985° or 9° 52′ 48″ north
Longitude
-83.94097° or 83° 56′ 28″ west
Elevation
1,488 metres (4,882 feet)
Open location code
66XRV3H5+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12769366770
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
12422176
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