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San Jose is the largest city in Costa Rica and is its capital. It is the only big city in this country and there are located some of the best hotels and resorts in Costa Rica. Located in the central region of the country, San Jose is surrounded by volcano ranges, so from there can be atken easy tours to see this natural wonders, as well as trips to other vacation spots of the coutry such as beach resorts and wildlife parks.
For a city from Central America, San Jose is surprisingly well organized and lively! Tourists can spend evenings in coffee shops, restaurants, or just enjoying different points of interst. In fact, there isn't a huge number of attractions to visit, but this is the place where arrive most international flights. Holiday makers who are interested to take tours to the top vacation spots of the country can do that with easy from this city.

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Until 1824 San Jose was a very small village, without any political or economical importance, but in that year the first elected president in Costa Rica, Juan Mora Fernandez, decided to move the government from the old Spanish colonial-style capital called Cartago. The new capital grew rapidly extending into entire Central Valley. Due to the late establishing, San Jose has little of the Spanish colonial architecture that is common in most other Central American capitals. Most of hotels and resorts are modern and offer comfortable accommodation and attractive vacation packages. "University of Santo Tomas", the first university in Costa Rica, was established there in 1843. The city is served by Juan Santamaria International Airport, located at 23 kilometers west, near Alajuela.
The most important tourist attractions in San Jose include the builing of the central bank of Costa Rica - Banco Central de Costa Rica, the building of the national bank - Banco Nacional, the metropolitan park, and Avenida Central, one of the major commercial areas in the city.
Central Park and Plaza de la Cultura are visited every day by vacationers and thousands of locals. The national theater, named Melico Salazar Theater, and the Cathedral are other important spots to visit during a tour in the central area.
San Jose features numerous coffee shops in the downtown area, where the national coffee is prepared and served in the typical Costa Rican way. Also there are several museums like the Gold Museum, where can be seen rare and various gold artifacts of the ancient Central American civilizations.
Nature lovers can visit the Lankester Botanical Gardens, located just outside of San Jose.

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