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Explore San Francisco
San Francisco in Heredia (Provincia de Heredia) with it's 55,923 inhabitants is a city in Costa Rica a little north-west of San Jose, the country's capital.
Local time in San Francisco is now 10:39 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Costa Rica with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of San Francisco. The closest airport in Costa Rica is Tobias Bolanos International Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 4 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Costa Rica is Area de Conservación Guanacaste in a distance of 62 mi (or 99 km), North. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Heredia, San Jose, Alajuela, San Pedro and Sabanilla. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
Morning Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
Evening Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 39% |
Air Humidity | 98% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 96% of sky |
General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Tuesday, 3rd of December 2024
18°C (65 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
24°C (76 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
19°C (66 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sheraton San Jose Hotel Costa Rica
InterContinental Hotels COSTA RICA AT MULTIPLAZA MALL
Wyndham San Jose Herradura Hotel & Convention Center
Barceló San Jose
HOTEL BALMORAL
BEST WESTERN IRAZU HTL CASINO
Courtyard San Jose Escazu
City Express San Jose Airport
City Express San José Aeropuerto
DoubleTree by Hilton Cariari San Jose -Costa Rica
Videos from this area
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Club Sport Herediano vs Club Sport Cartagines final torneo verano 2013
Partido completo de la final del torneo de verano 2013 entre el Club Sport Herediano y el Club Sport Cartagines realizado en el estadio Eladio Rosabal Codero.
Heredia desde una grua - Sony HC9 HD Test
Toma panoramica de la ciudad de Heredia, Costa Rica Hora: 7:00am Cámara: Sony HDR-HC9 Edición: Sony Vegas.
04: Heredia, Costa Rica
Another opportunity to work with "Piedad" (or Latin American Child Care) in the city of Heredia. After two other programs in the same area we were really starting to connect with some of the...
Huancayo tierra querida cover by Zonia
Con todo cariño y con mucho amor de tu Mami que te quiere muchiiiisimo. Felíz Cumpleaños Dubby 2011.
C I T Y Comun dIstorsion reTroactiva Yuxtapuesta
Mi primer cortometraje experimental, trae una critica muy fuerte a la sociedad de una manera muy abstracta. Espero les agrade.
Fireworks all over the Mountain
View on Barva, Heredia on January 1st around midnight! Everyone was celebrating with fireworks! Lower your sound 'caus unfortunately, it was really windy!
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Barva
Barva is a small city and canton in Costa Rica, located 3 km north of Heredia. It was named in honor of Barvak, an indigenous chief who ruled the area before the arrival of the Spanish. It is divided into six political districts: Barva, Santa Lucía, San José de la Montaña, San Pedro, San Roque, and Puente Salas. The city is known for having a nice mix of rural and metropolitan landscape. The patron saint of the town is Saint Bartholomew.
National University of Costa Rica
National University of Costa Rica in Heredia is one of five public universities in the country. In Spanish, it is called Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. Over 12,000 students study at its main campus. In addition to undergraduate programs, it offers 16 Masters of Art degrees and is strong in ecology and education related coursework.
Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero is a multi-purpose stadium in Heredia, Costa Rica. The stadium holds 8,144 people and opened in 1951. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Sport Herediano.
Palacio de los Deportes (Heredia)
Palacio de los Deportes is an indoor sporting arena with capacity for 3000 persons located in Heredia, Costa Rica. The arena regularly hosts local events such as sporting events, concerts, and trade shows. In 2004, the arena hosted the CONCACAF Futsal Championship. It was built in 1989. Services that the Palacio de los Deportes offers: Gym Pool Spa Soccer camp Concerts Matches
Heredia (canton)
Heredia is the name of the first canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 282.60 square kilometres, and has a population of 110,887 (estimate as of 2003). Its capital is the provincial capital city of Heredia, also known as Heredia Centro. The canton includes the areas south and west of the capital city of Heredia as far as the Río Virilla and the General Cañas Freeway (Autopista General Cañas).
Barva (canton)
Barva is the name of the second canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 53.80 km², it is located in {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:10.020737|-84.124116|region:CR_type:adm2nd|||||| |primary |name= }} and has a population of 34,584. The capital city of the canton is also called Barva.
Flores (canton)
Flores is the name of the eighth canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 6.96 km², and has a population of 16,036. The capital city of the canton is San Joaquín. The compact canton is located between the provincial capital cities of Alajuela and Heredia, with the Río Segundo (Second River) forming the northwestern boundary and the Río Burío establishing the canton's southwestern border. The canton of Flores is subdivided into 3 distritos (districts).
Iglesia de la Inmaculada
The Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción, commonly known as La Inmaculada is a church located in Heredia, Costa Rica. The first church in Heredia was a small wooden construct built as early as 1704 in an attempt to convert the natives; nothing remains of the original building, which was replaced by a larger, more permanent adobe structure in July 1736 when Heredia was granted its own independent parish. Construction on the current building began towards the end of the colonial period.