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Alajuela
The main City: Located in the San
José metropolitan area, 220,000 live in this important city. It is a
birthplace of Juan Santamaría,
national hero of Costa Rica. Juan
Santamaría International Airport (main airport serving San
José) is located about 3 km outside the city.
The
Province: It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering
Nicaragua to the north, and clockwise the provinces
Heredia, San José,
Puntarenas and
Guanacaste. The capital is Alajuela.
The province covers an area of 9,754 km², and has a population of 716,286
(2000). It is subdivided into 15 cantons.
Home of
Santamaría
Alajuela is famous as the home of the Costa Rican
national hero Juan Santamaría.
Santamaría (nicknamed erizo or hedgehog) is the most well-known Costa
Rican soldier during the Campaign of 1856-1857 when Costa Rica defeated the
army of the North-American slaver William Walker.
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