El Fortín
El Fortín is in Heredia, Central Valley. El Fortín is situated nearby to the post office Correos de Costa Rica Heredia, as well as near the museum Casa de la Cultura Alfredo González Flores.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eladio Rosabal Cordero Stadium and Hospital San Vicente de Paúl.
Eladio Rosabal Cordero Stadium
Photo: Alofaga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero was a multi-purpose stadium in Heredia, Costa Rica. The stadium held 8,700 people and opened in 1949. It was mostly used for football matches and was the home stadium of Herediano. Eladio Rosabal Cordero Stadium is situated 650 metres west of El Fortín.
Hospital San Vicente de Paúl
Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hospital San Vicente de Paúl is situated 1 km southwest of El Fortín.
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 2 km north of El Fortín.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barva and San Juan District, Tibás.
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 2½ km northwest of El Fortín.
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 6 km southeast of El Fortín.
Uruca
Village
Uruca is the seventh district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is an important industrial and commercial area of San José. Uruca is situated 6 km south of El Fortín.
El Fortín
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Address: Heredia
- Category: tourism
- Location: Heredia, Heredia, Heredia Province, Central Valley, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.99925° or 9° 59′ 57″ northLongitude
-84.11707° or 84° 7′ 1″ westOpen location code
66XQXVXM+P5OpenStreetMap ID
node 493000485OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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