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Costa Rica Heredia Hotels |
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Description:
During the pre-Columbian time the southern part of Heredia was occupied by the 'Huertar's Kingdom of Occident', and in the north by the 'Votos'. The first populations emerged in the beginning of the 18th Century at 1706, when some people of Cartago decided to live there.
The people built a church with a straw roof in a place the indigenous called Cubujuquí. In 1801 the Governor Don Tomás de Acosta introduced the name of 'Inmaculada Concepción de Heredia' in honor of don Gonzalo Fernández de Heredia, a Spanish General who signed de decree of the foundation of Cubujuquí.
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Wheather: In the hills just north of San José, on the slope of Barva Volcano, is the smallest of the provincial capitals, Heredia. With a population of just over 30,000 people, the city has a slower mellower pace.
The climate is pleasant, specially in the summer season; the average temperatures 22 degrees Celsius and in the summer time little higher. Heredia lies at 1150 meters.
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Atractions: Heredia's layout conforms to the usual grid system, centred on the quiet Parque Central , draped with huge mango trees and overlooked by the plain Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción , whose unexcitingly squat design - "seismic Baroque" - has kept it standing through several earthquakes since 1797. North of the Parque, the old colonial tower of El Fortín , "The Fortress", features odd gun slats which fan out and widen from the inside to the exterior, giving it a medieval look: you cannot enter or climb it.
East of the tower on Avenida Central, the Casa de la Cultura , an old colonial house with a large breezy veranda, displays local art, including sculpture and painting by the schoolchildren of Heredia. The Mercado Central , Av 6/8, C 2/4 (daily 5am-6pm), is a clean, orderly place, its wide aisles lined with rows of fruit and veg, dangling sausages and plump prawns.
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Others: In Heredia one can find some industrial zones, as well as the site of the National Center of food distribution CENADA (Centro Nacional de Distribución de Alimentos) But most of the area is dedicated to agriculture growing coffee, vegetables, sugar cane, fruits, corn, beans, dairy-farming, flower and plant exportation.
Heredia also has a University and part of the National Park Braulio Carrillo. There are lots of rain forests with all its nature called flora and fauna.
Café Britt is a working finca, with daily tours and stage shows that explain in detail the way coffee is grown and produced. The stage show is mainly dedicated to the history of coffee and its importance to the culture and economy of the country.
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