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Universidad de Costa Rica

Avenida San Pedro y Rotonda de la Bandera | Codigo Postal 2060, San Jose, Costa Rica
506 207 4000
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Ranked #10 of 32 attractions in San Jose
Type: Educational Sites
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Playa Conchal, Costa Rica
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21 reviews 21 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 11, 2012 via mobile

These a beautiful university. The best Profesors in Central America. If you are a foreigner and looking for a nice location to learn and interact with the Local costaricans who are getting professions somilars to you; the Universidad the Costa Rica has lots of specialities and a good librery. Come and study at Universidad de Costa Rica.

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San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 27, 2012

The campus of this University is beautiful and the environment in just wonderful, university faculty just great.

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Nicoya
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 11, 2012

A vibrant campus, full of interesting, and highly motivated students and staff, especially the English Department, where we were invited to participate in a Multicultural Symposium.

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San Jose, Costa Rica
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 23, 2012

Great education at a very reasonable cost. The often has exhibits of different topics. This week (August 20-24), they have the Mechanical Engineering exhibit on campus.

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed July 30, 2012

Very interesting tour spot. A suprisingly large campus in what may be considered an emerging Nation in latin America.

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New York City, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed July 6, 2012

We went to San Jose, Costa Rica to learn Spanish. We walked around the city and got the change to stop at the Universidad de Costa Rica and practice Spanish with the college students. Great Place to learn and practice

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Palo Alto
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 25, 2012

I always enjoy visiting college campuses where ever I go. I couldn't locate the bookstore to get T-shirts, but then I didn't see any students with Universidad de Costa Rica T-Shirts. Maybe there's no such thing.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 25, 2012

It is a nice place to walk in a university environment with green areas.

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San Jose, Costa Rica
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 27, 2012

If you're a college student, you'll love this campus. It is beautiful. It's a great place to walk around with your dog or ride a bike, especially on Sundays. There is a soccer field that I think people can use as long as there isn't a game. Usually, there is a game on Saturdays during the season. There are also... More

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San Jose, Costa Rica
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2012

An amazing university. The best in Central America. Every has the right to study.

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