Juan Santamaria's park is located near central park in Alajuela, a city in Costa Rica, where the airport (also called Juan Santamaria) is located. This park occupies around one block, and it has in its center a statue of a male, holding a torch and a riffle. This was placed in there to remember Juan Santamaria, a young boy, whom...
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Parque Juan Santamaria
C. 2 and Avda. 3, Alajuela, Costa Rica
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Ranked #9 of 11 attractions in Alajuela
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Description: A park dedicated to the national hero who lost his life during the 1856 invasion of Costa Rica by William Walker.
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If you are interested in the history of Costa Rica it may be worth stopping at the Juan Santamaria Park in Alajuela. We stopped here briefly on the way through the town to see the statue of Costa Rica's national hero.
The statue is quite large and shows Juan Santamaria holding a torch, which he used to light a building...
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