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Costa Rica is divided into 7 provinces:
1. San José (Capital) (political, technological and economical center of Costa Rica)
2. Alajuela (central; north of capital San José, agriculture and industrial manufacturing)
3. Cartago (former Costa Rican Provincial capital during colonial times)
4. Heredia (central; north of capital, industrial manufacturing)
5. Guanacaste (north-west, important touristic and agricultural area)
6. Puntarenas (along most of the Pacific coast, with a large bulge in the south-west and a smaller one at the northern end at both sides of the Golfo de Nicoya, where the eponymous capital is located)
7. Limón (Caribbean coast, agricultural and eco-tourism area)
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