Location: Costa Rica < Central America
Nearest Airport:
San Jose (Alajuela) at 20
Kilometres
Nearest Train:
Bals at 5
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Nearest Motorway:
Atenas at 10
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 60.0
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In the western central-valley, only 30 minutes from the international airport of
San Jose, you find the pictorial city of Atenas with clean air and one of the world-best climats - according to a study of the NASA. In Atenas you find restaurants with local and international cuisine, supermarkets, banks with cashpoints, bus terminals for local and remote busses, many shops and a friendly, open-minded population - including many immigrants from europe and the united states.
For tourists Atenas is a very good opportunity for a stop on their way to the pacific-coast and above all an exellent alternative to San Jose and Alajuela as a starting basis for excursions in all parts of the country.
For example you can reach the national park Carara, the beaches near Jaco, the volcano Poas or Sarchi, the national centrum of handcraft, in a comfortable day-trip. Also the cities San Jose, Alajuela and Heredia, which are the commercial and cultural centrum of Costa Rica, are max.50 km away.
