San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is in the centre of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within San José Canton. San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity, and major transportation hub. San José Canton's population was 288,054 in 2011, and San José's municipal land area is 44.2 square kilometers, with an estimated 333,980 residents in 2015. Together with several other cantons of the central valley, including Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago, it forms the country's Greater Metropolitan Area, with an estimated population of over 2 million in 2017. The city is named in honor of Joseph of Nazareth.
Alajuela is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north. It also borders the provinces of Heredia to the east, San José to the south, Puntarenas to the southwest and Guanacaste to the west. As of 2011, the province had a population of 885,571. Alajuela is composed of 16 cantons, which are divided into 111 districts. It covers an area of 9,757.53 square kilometers.
Brujas F.C. was a Costa Rican football club, based in Desamparados, Costa Rica.
Tibás is the thirteenth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The head city of the canton is San Juan.
Albert Costa i Casals is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning the Men's Singles title at the French Open in 2002.
Alajuela is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica, known as “The Capital of the World” by the locals. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. In virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it is also the capital of the Province of Alajuela.
Juan Santamaría International Airport is the primary airport serving San José, the capital of Costa Rica. The airport is located in the city of Alajuela, 20 km west of downtown San José. It is named after Costa Rica's national hero, Juan Santamaría, a courageous drummer boy who died in 1856 defending his country against forces led by US-American filibuster William Walker.
The Filibuster War or Walker affair was a military conflict between filibustering multinational troops stationed in Nicaragua and a coalition of Central American armies. An American, William Walker, briefly invaded Nicaragua in 1855 with a small army. He seized control of the country by 1856, but was ousted the following year.
Juan Arnoldo Cayasso Reid is a former Costa Rican football player who played during the 1980s and 1990s.
Juan Carlos Arguedas Ávila is a retired Costa Rican footballer.
The Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences is a graduate-only university and inter-governmental autonomous organization for Latin America dedicated to research, teaching and spreading of social sciences. Headquartered in Costa Rica, it has several campuses and centers spread across Latin America.
Juan Manuel Cárcamo Flores is a retired Honduran football striker, who last played for Real Sociedad in the Honduran National League.
Zarcero is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.
Orión F.C. is a Costa Rican football club, based in Desamparados.
Luis Costa Juan is a Spanish retired football forward and manager.
This is a list of Public holidays in Costa Rica. Of the eleven days, nine are paid holidays and two are not.
Juan Manuel Villasuso Estomba is a Costa Rican politician, writer and civil servant. He is a former member of the National Liberation Party and a current member of the Citizens' Action Party.
Juan Carlos Mendoza García is a Costa Rican politician and the country's current Ambassador to the United Nations. He was a deputy with the Citizens' Action Party during the 2010 to 2014 and served as President of the Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2012.
Costa Rica–Spain relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Costa Rica and Spain. Both nations are members of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language and the Organization of Ibero-American States.
The Monterroso River is a seasonal river that flows from the Sierra Bermeja mountains to Estepona, Andalusia, Spain, where it empties into the Mediterranean Sea. It stays dry through the summer; its flow during the winter rainy season depends on the amount of rain. The river was originally culverted on the coast of in Estepona in the 1960s. However a much larger culvert was constructed in January 12 1973 and runs underground in the city of Estepona, beginning at Calle Monterroso.
