The American International School of Costa Rica is an American international school in Cariari, La Asunción District, Belén, Heredia Province, Costa Rica. Serving grade levels preschool through 12, the school as of 2015 has 220 students. It was established in 1970.
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La Asunción is a district of the Belén canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.
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Belén is the seventh canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. The head city is in San Antonio district.
It is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area, where the housing area constitutes at least 25% of the canton's surface.
It limits to the north and west with the canton of Alajuela, to the east with Flores and Heredia, and to the south with San José, Escazú and Santa Ana. It was founded on June 8, 1907. Its headquarters is the city of San Antonio.
The economy of the canton of Belén is based on industry, commerce and services. The new industries installed are technologies, hotels, manufacturing, commerce, among others. To the north of the region is the developing industrial zone La Ribera and La Asunción, which constitutes 18% of the area of the canton. In 2011, the presence of Intel's high-tech industrial plant made Belén the canton with the highest competitiveness index in the country. As of 2020, the canton has the third highest Human Development Index of any region in Costa Rica with a HDI of 0.858.
The main recreation center is the Balneario Ojo de Agua, the skate park and the sports center. Important historical sites are the House of Culture, and the old Pacific Railway station, as well as the Church dedicated to San Antonio de Padua.
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San Antonio is a district of the Belén canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.
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The San José Costa Rica Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Belén, Costa Rica. The intent to build the temple was announced on March 17, 1999, by the church's First Presidency. It is the first in Costa Rica, the second in Central America, and the church's 87th operating temple worldwide.
The temple has a single spire with an angel Moroni statue and an exterior of Blanco Guardiano white marble. The temple was designed by architect Alvaro Inigo in collaboration with church architectural and engineering personnel, using a classic modern design. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on April 24, 1999, conducted by Lynn G. Robbins of the Seventy and first counselor in the church's Central America Area. The temple was dedicated on June 4, 2000, by James E. Faust, second counselor in the First Presidency.
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Llorente is a district of the Flores canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.