Alto Cerrillos

Alto Cerrillos is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,451 metres. Alto Cerrillos is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago and Lankester Botanical Garden.

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 2½ km west of Alto Cerrillos.

Garden
The Lankester Botanical Gardens are a set of gardens outside of . The garden is open to the public, but is operated by the University of Costa Rica as a research center and is a major center for orchid research in both and the Caribbean. is situated 3 km south of Alto Cerrillos.

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 west of Alto Cerrillos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cartago and Paraíso.

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
is a district of the canton, in the province of . is situated 4 km southeast of Alto Cerrillos.

Village
Photo: Dsolano m, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district of the canton, in the province of . is situated 6 km north of Alto Cerrillos.

Alto Cerrillos

Latitude
9.86586° or 9° 51′ 57″ north
Longitude
-83.88876° or 83° 53′ 20″ west
Elevation
1,451 metres (4,760 feet)
Open location code
66XRV486+8F
Geo­Names ID
12422241
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