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San Jose Map, Costa Rica

If you feel like you need some help to find your way in your destination city, you are in the right place. This San Jose Map will certainly help you to seek out the best restaurants, clubs and sights in town. You want to know what is the best place for a walk? Or what you should be watching out for during your visit? Learn more about the best things to do in the city reading our travel tips and then get around in San Jose with Travelgrove's map. While searching for places, you can also check some cheap flights or deals or you can take a look at our user's galleries about the city. We hope you will find our city map of San Jose useful. Enjoy your trip and come back to share your travel experience about San Jose!

San Jose History

In 1948, there was a civil war led by José Figueres Ferrer which lasted for 44 days. After winning the civil war, he abolished the Costa Rican army and this subsequently led to his popularity and the win for the democratic presidential election. Currently, there is no army in Costa Rica and it is known as the Switzerland of the Americas. read more

San Jose Nightlife

The best place to go to for live music is the Jazz Cafe. There is live music seven days a week and it is a variety of music including troba, jazz, funk, soul, alternative music, salsa, reggae and much more. Some bands and singers that you may see playing there frequently are Malpais, Neotics, Sasha Cambell, Cantoamerica, Las Tortugas, Son de Tizika and many more of Costa Rica’s favorites. There is an average entrance... read more

San Jose Sightseeing

Museo Nacional or National Museum - this museum offers bilingual exhibits that documents the history of Costa Rica and holds monthly special exhibits. There is also a live butterfly exhibit in the basement open garden of this museum which is in a former fortress. read more

San Jose Travel Guide

Another attraction for people enjoy the outdoors is the Lankester Botanical Gardens at the outskirts of San José. The garden sits on 27.2 acres and is home to over 3000 species of plants, principally epiphytes, including orchids and bromeliads. Now how beautiful would that be? read more