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Jardín Botánico Lankester
Botanical garden
Botanical garden with a large bamboo collection & an emphasis on native plants & epiphytes.
4.70 (5.2K reviews)
(~5.52 km from centre)
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Mirador de Orosi
Park
Panoramic overlook with valley views & walking paths, plus a playground, picnic tables & BBQ grills.
4.70 (3.3K reviews)
(~9.71 km from centre)
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Ruins of Cartago
Tourist attraction
Unfinished Romanesque church in a city park, where previous chapels were destroyed by earthquakes.
4.60 (3.1K reviews)
(~1.26 km from centre)
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La Expresión Laguna de Doña Ana Recreation Park
Recreation center
👍👍 Good place for having a PicNic in a not too far location from Cartago City Centre. There's plenty of space for also having BBQ's, play sports or simply chill.
They have free parking and 1000 colones entrance fee (free in the mornings).
4.60 (1.3K reviews)
(~6.97 km from centre)
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Ambiental Río Loro Park
Park
😠 Not much to see, air smells so bad. Tourists as usual charged more per entry. Animals which are here to see especially snakes kept in bad conditions. So sad.
4.50 (1.2K reviews)
(~4.39 km from centre)
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La Carpintera Canopy Tour
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Amazing guides - Diego and Daniel. They made sure that everything is fun and safe. It exceeded my expectation. It’s really good experience. Highly recommend it. Ask for Diego and Daniel. 😊
4.70 (508 reviews)
(~5.81 km from centre)
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Fossil Land
Amusement park
😐 The one who attended us was super nice and welcomed us very well. Unfortunately the place was somewhat abandoned and there was not much to see.
4.60 (305 reviews)
(~9.64 km from centre)
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Pronatura Park
Tourist attraction
👍 Accessible place and very clean trails, there are three types of trails: green, for walking with loose pets, safe and with accessible slopes, it is quite short so you can take several turns, another path is yellow, unfortunately it had rained and had a lot of incline it was not possible to climb, r...
4.40 (219 reviews)
(~7.48 km from centre)
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valle de orosi
Tourist attraction
👍👍 A beautiful valley, very friendly people, it has a colonial church, a sports plaza, you can also go to the Orosi viewpoint, the Tapantí National Park or nearby places like Cachí, Ujarras, among others.
4.70 (59 reviews)
(~7.95 km from centre)
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Casa Jiménez Sancho
Museum
👍👍 Eclectic beauty as it mixes Victorian and some neo-Gothic elements, very much in line with the needs of the Carthaginian climate.
Residence of the Jiménez Sancho family, related to the two-time former president Dr. Jesús Jiménez and his son - also three times former president of the Republic - Lic....
4.60 (43 reviews)
(~1.39 km from centre)
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Antiguo Cuartel de Cartago
Museum
👍👍 Un museo que sus instalaciones tiene mucha historia. Cambian las exhibiciones cada 3 meses, la entrada es gratis.
4.70 (43 reviews)
(~1.15 km from centre)
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Tour Valle de Orosi
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Me gustó el mirador y todo el bosque que conserva, pacífico y sobretodo lleno de esa brida que encanta si te gusta el frío claro
4.70 (34 reviews)
(~9.7 km from centre)