Zapote
Zapote the fifth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Zapote the fifth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown. The district is primarily residential, although there are some government buildings, standing out the Presidential House, seat of the government.
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Worth seeing in and around Zapote
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Costa Rica
The University of Costa Rica is a public university in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America. Its main campus, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, is located in San Pedro Montes de Oca, in the province of San José.
2 km · public university in Costa Rica · Wikipedia - 02National Museum of Costa Rica
The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica is the national museum of Costa Rica, located in the capital of San José. It is located at Calle 17, between Central and Second Avenue, Cuesta de Moras.
1.9 km · national museum in San José, Costa Rica · Wikipedia - 03National Theatre of Costa Rica
The National Theatre of Costa Rica is Costa Rica's national theatre, located in the central section of San José. Construction began in 1897, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1897 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.
2.4 km · theatre in San José, Costa Rica · Wikipedia - 04Metropolitan Cathedral of San José
The Metropolitan Cathedral of San José is a cathedral in San José, Costa Rica, located on Calle Central and Avenues 2 and 4. The original cathedral was built in 1802 but was destroyed by an earthquake.
2.5 km · cathedral in Costa Rica · Wikipedia - 05Biblioteca Nacional Miguel Obregon Lizano
La Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano", also known as the Biblioteca Nacional de Costa Rica is the national library of Costa Rica in San José. It is tasked with curating the cultural heritage of Costa Rica and maintains three copies of every book ever published in the country in addition to other works.
2.2 km · national library of Costa Rica in San Jose · Wikipedia - 06Melico Salazar Theatre
The Melico Salazar Theatre is located in San José, Costa Rica. It maintains a full schedule of concerts, recitals, and plays.
2.7 km · theatre in San José, Costa Rica · Wikipedia - 07Post Bulding Central Office
Edificio Correos is a major landmark and postal center of the city of San José, Costa Rica.
2.8 km · building in San José, Costa Rica · Wikipedia - 08Pre-Columbian Gold Museum
The Pre-Columbian Gold Museum is a museum in San José, Costa Rica. It is located in a subterranean building underneath the "Plaza de la Cultura" and is owned and curated by the Banco Central de Costa Rica.
2.4 km · pre-Columbian archaeological museum in San José, Costa Rica · Wikipedia - 09Parque Zoológico Nacional Simón Bolívar
Parque Nacional Simón Bolívar is an urban park of approximately 14 hectares, located in downtown San José, Costa Rica. It is the oldest botanical garden and zoo in Costa Rica.
2.5 km · zoo and botanical garden in Costa Rica · Wikipedia - 10San José Central Market
San José Central Market is the largest market of the city of San José, Costa Rica. Established in 1880, it occupies an entire block on Avenida Central, 250m northwest of the Parque Central.
3 km · building in San José, Costa Rica · Wikipedia
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Getting to Zapote
- Airports
- Juan Santamaría (SJO), 18 km · Daniel Oduber Quirós (LIR), 179 km
- Stations
- Atlántico railway station, 1.9 km
- Liberia → Zapote120 km · quickest by road, 4h 12m · $17–24
- Managua → Zapote291 km · quickest by road, 6h 27m · $31–42
- San Andrés → Zapote395 km · quickest by air, 7h 57m · COL$314,450–485,890
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Zapote
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Zapote. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundInstead of waiting for hours for the bus at the highway, you may be better off trying to hitch-hike.
- Get aroundHitch-hiking is far more common in rural areas than in urban areas.
- Get aroundIf you choose to hitch-hike, Costa Ricans are generally very friendly and helpful, particularly in more rural areas where traffic on the dirt roads can be light.
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Next door to Zapote
Zapote is 3 km from San José, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- San Pedrodistrict in Montes de Oca canton, San José province, Costa Rica2 km
- Desamparadosdistrict in Desamparados canton, San José province, Costa Rica2.9 km
- San Francisco de Dos Ríosdistrict in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica1.3 km
- Merceddistrict in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica3.9 km