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AVENIDA CENTRAL CROSSROADS NEAR THE NATIONAL THEATER AND THE PLAZA DE LA CULTURA

SAN JOSÉ COFFEE SHOP IN THE MELICO SALAZAR THEATRE

ACROSS FROM CENTRAL PARK

Three major museums await your visit in San Jos é , the Pre-Columbian Gold and Numismatic Museum located under the Plaza de la Cultura just North of the National Theater has an extensive collection of gold objects that reflect the society and the metallurgy skills of Costa Rica ´ s native Pre-Columbian people from around 300 to 1500. The museum also has a very nice shop with many

handmade crafts and jewelry reproductions like the original gold jewelry seen at the museum. The Jade Museum located about 4 blocks East from the Plaza de la Cultura, staying on Avenida Central, located in an impressive new building has the World ´ s most comprehensive collection, with pieces that date from 500 BC to 800 AD. Across the plaza facing East is the National Museum, this is

a big & beautiful museum with native culture exhibits and colonial life in Costa Rica exhibits, plus lots of history, archeology, geology and documentation and of course the very famous and mysterious balls of Costa Rica. This museum is housed in a big old fort where one can still see on the outer walls the bullet hole impacts from an attempted revolution in 1949. This is a highly recommended must visit.

LA SABANA METROPOLITAN PARK LOOKING TOWARD THE SOUTH

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