Llanos de Santa Lucía formerly known as Santa Lucía is the youngest of the districts of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. It was established as the fifth district on 21 July 2004.
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The Lankester Botanical Gardens are a set of gardens outside of Cartago, Costa Rica. The garden is open to the public, but is operated by the University of Costa Rica as a research center and is a major center for orchid research in both Central America
and the Caribbean.
2.9 km
San Rafael is a district of the Oreamuno canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.
3.1 km
The Costa Rica Institute of Technology is a university in Costa Rica specializing in engineering and advanced science and research, modeled as an institute of technology. Its main campus is located in the Dulce Nombre district of Cartago canton in the Cartago Province of Costa Rica, 24 km east of the capital San José.
The TEC is a national autonomous institution of higher education, dedicated to teaching, research and extension in technology and associated sciences. It was created by Law No. 4777 on 10 June 1971.
The TEC offers undergraduate and graduate studies in fields including engineering, computer science and business management.
3.9 km
3.9 km
The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles is a Roman Catholic basilica in Costa Rica, located in the city of Cartago and dedicated to the Virgen de los Pardos, officially known as Virgen de los Ángeles. The basilica was built in 1639 and was partially destroyed by an earthquake. The basilica has since been restored and constitutes a unique mix of colonial architecture as well as 19th-century Byzantine style; the current building dates back to 1939.
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels is consecrated to the Virgin of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, a small representation of the Virgin Mary carrying the infant Jesus, said to have been discovered by a peasant girl in Cartago.