Central America
Costa Rica
San José Province

Encomiendas

Encomiendas is a shop in , which is located on Calle Central. Encomiendas is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the shopping center .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture and Museo de los Niños.

Museum
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The Centro Costarricense de la Ciencia y la Cultura is a science and culture complex in . Located in a fortress-like building that once served as the central penitentiary between 1910 and 1979, the center was inaugurated in 1994. is situated 380 metres southwest of Encomiendas.

Museum
The Centro Costarricense de la Ciencia y la Cultura is a science and culture complex in . Located in a fortress-like building that once served as the central penitentiary between 1910 and 1979, the center was inaugurated in 1994. is situated 330 metres southwest of Encomiendas.

Theater building
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The is Costa Rica's national theatre, located in the central section of . Construction began in 1891, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1897 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust. is situated 1¼ km south of Encomiendas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merced and Carmen.

Village
is a district of the San José canton, in the province of . It is one of the four administrative units that form downtown properly.

Village
is the first distrito of San José Canton in , and one of the four administrative units that form downtown. This district is not heavily populated although it is a busy downtown area in daytime.

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is the capital and largest city of . The undisputed cultural and economic center of Costa Rica's central valley, where most of the population lives, is also the most important transportation hub for domestic travel even though the international airport is in .

Encomiendas

Latitude
9.94396° or 9° 56′ 38″ north
Longitude
-84.07827° or 84° 4′ 42″ west
Levels
2
Open location code
66XQWWVC+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 379652312
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
shop=­yes
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