Alajuela

Alajuela is a city in the Central Valley of Costa Rica, near San José. It is not to be confused with Alajuela Province, which extends north from the city of Alajuela to North Costa Rica. Wikivoyage

Population 44,374 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Costa Rica

• 112PolicePolice
• 112AmbulanceAmbulance
• 112FireFire
• 911AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

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• Museo Histórico Cultural Juan Santamaría Museum · 270 m
• Club de Leones de Alajuela Monument · 220 m
• Monumento al Baile Popular y la hermandad de los Pueblos Memorial · 220 m
• Casa de la Cultura Museum · 230 m
• Gral. Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez Memorial · 230 m
• Rafael “Calián” Vargas Molina Memorial · 360 m
• Luz María Solera Castro Memorial · 360 m
• José María Zonta Arias Memorial · 360 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Chicken 10
• Chinese 6
• Pizza 6
• Juice 5
• Seafood 5
• Burger 4
• Colombian 2
• Sandwich 2

All 89 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Parque La Trinidad 230 m across 1.4 km

Getting around

• Terminal TUASA - Heredia 110 m
• Terminal Heredia 110 m
• Terminal Tuasa 120 m
• Terminal San Juan de Santa Bárbara 130 m
• Terminal San Joaquín 140 m
• Parque Próspero Fernández 180 m

Train stations: Hospital Alajuela 1.2 km, Fátima 2.9 km, Río Segundo 3.9 km, El Futuro 4.9 km, San Rafael 4.9 km, Ojo de Agua 5.0 km, Belén 5.5 km

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