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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 5 attractions in Alajuela

While educating the public about local wildlife, this zoo also breeds endangered animals for eventual release to the wild.

Attraction type: Zoo
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 5 attractions in Alajuela

An interesting colonial building houses this museum dedicated to the heroic deeds of Juan Santamaria.

Attraction type: Specialty museum; History museum
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This chuch's ornate red dome is the centerpiece of its town square.

Attraction type: Religious site
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A park dedicated to the national hero who lost his life during the 1856 invasion of Costa Rica by William Walker.

Attraction type: Park
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POAS VOLCANO & CANOPY ADVENTURE $95Today the term ecology turns sensfull. After driving thru coffee plantations and dairy farms we are ready for the adrenaline rush: the canopy zip lines at this lush forest with lines as long as 1800 feet long. After a paysans style lunch we jouney onto to the summet of Poas Volcano National Park (7800 feet asl). Our two mile stroll not only will allow us to watch the fumaroles in the lagune of the main crater but also the cloud forest in all its esplendor and the “Botos Lagune”( an estinguised crater).Estimated duration: 9 hours.Includes: Transportation & guide, entrancee fees where required, zip lines, lunch.What to bring: change of clothes, rain gear, pullover, camera.

Attraction type: Tour
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