San Jose Area Scenes
Created 29 December 2005
This page last updated 12 January 2006
Costa Rica (rich coast) has a population of about 3 million people, with San Jose, the capitol, at around 300,000 people. San Jose is located in the Meseta Central (Central Valley), which results in a significant smog problem. Traffic is quite congested. San Jose has numerous neigbhorhoods, as indicated on the map below. The mean temperature in the Central Valley is 72 degrees, with humidity high. Coffee plantations surround the city, and high tech business now ranks first for the Costa Rican economy.
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All photos copyrighted by David L. Magney 2005
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Photos of Scenes from in and around San Jose
Map of the western part of the City of San Jose
The Costa Rican flag
Daybreak and early evening view of the central valley area north of San Jose
City shopping mob in downtown San Jose, a week before Christmas
Another mob scene, and our Mercedes tour bus
National Theater in downtown San Jose
National Museum in downtown San Jose, a former army barracks and armory, complete with bullet holes from the civil war of 1949, afterwhich the Costa Rican army was disbanded. Costa Rica does not have an army.
Our Caravan tour director, Karina Ramirez, describing the stone spheres that were created by aboriginal Costa Ricans, and here favorite gold statuary (very small).
Interesting floor within the National Museum, and a railroad siding next to the museum
National Museum guard tower (former army barracks and armory) and entrance ticket
Nighttime view from the Barcelo Palacio Hotel north of the city (near Alajuela)
A coffee plantation on the south slopes of Volcan Poas, north of San Jose
Coffee plants, with ripe cherries, growing in full sun on this plantation
Immigrant field hands, and their entire families, harvesting coffee beans. Many of the immigrants in Costa Rica come from neighboring Nicaragua
A potential buyer inspects the coffee bean harvest. Will the coffee from these beans be good enough?
The coffee plantation inspectors seem pleased (with the coffee plantation, or themselves?)
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