Central Park, San José
Discover the downtown of San José and the crowded Central Park while you walk along its surroundings
Central Park
© Esteban Cervantes Jiménez
In the downtown of San José, between 2nd avenue and 2nd street, it is located the Central Park: a landscaped square with the shades of numerous palm trees from Guanacaste. One of its peculiarities is the number of parrots that live in its trees, which with their talks can even cover the traffic sounds.
Parque Central, Costa Rica
© Emilio Valilla
One of the attractions is the bandstand in the centre of the park, striking for its arches, and the Carmen Lyra Library, a library specialised in children.
The Central Park is ideal for tasting litchi (also known as lychee and lichee, a tropical and subtropical fruit coming from the south of China), and papaya (also papaw and pawpaw) in the grocery shops that surround the park.
You can make the most of your visit to Central Park and enjoy visiting some of the most significant buildings of the city like The Metropolitan Cathedral of San José and its huge columns, and Melico Salazar Theatre, one of the most important theatres of Costa Rica.
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Location:
Between 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue, Alfredo Volio Central Avenue, San José.
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San José
What to see:
- Parque Metropolitano La Sabana Park
- Parque Morazán Park
- Parque Nacional Park
- Parque Diversiones Park
- Parque España Park
- Central Park
- Parque Zoológico Simón Bolívar Zoo
- Spirogyra Butterfly Garden
- Parque de la Paz Park
- Parque Okayama Park
- Parque de la Merced Park
- Mercado Central
- Mercado Borbón Market
- Casa Amarilla
- Edificio Metálico
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Edificio Luis Ollé Building
- Former Atlantic Train Station
- Alianza Francesa
- Edificio Maroy Building
- Edificio Herdocia Building
- Biblioteca Nacional
- Iglesia de la Merced
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad Church
- Barrio Amón Neighbourhood
- Distrito Escazú District
- Teatro Nacional
- Teatro Melico Salazar Theatre
- Galería Nacional
- Teatro Auditorio Nacional
- Centro Costarricense de Ciencia y Cultura Centre
- Banco Central
- Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
- Avenida Central
- Paseo Colón
- Catedral Metropolitana Cathedral
- Plaza de la Cultura
- Plaza de la Democracia
- Bulevar Ricardo Jiménez Boulevard
- Plaza de la Libertad Electoral
- Castillo Azul
- Fuente Hispanidad Fountain
- Teatro Variedades Theatre
- Plaza Juan Mora Fernández
Museums:
- Museo del Jade
- Gold Museum
- Museo de Numismática
- Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
- Museo Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Historical Museum
- Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo
- Museo de la Comunidad Judía de Costa Rica
- TEOR/ética
- Museo de Ciencias Naturales La Salle
- Museo Rafael Obregón Loría Masonic Museum Grand Lodge
- Children´s Museum
- Museo del Arte Costarricense
- Museo Filatélico y Numismático Museum
- Museo Histórico Agrícola Santa Ana Museum
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