San
Jose, Costa Rica
San Jose (“Saint Joseph”, Spanish: San José, pronounced: [saŋ
xoˈse]) is the
capital of Costa Rica, head of the province of San José,
and the nation’s largest city. Located in the Central Valley,
San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and
economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation. The population
of San
José Canton is
288,054, though the metropolitan area stretches beyond the canton limits and comprises a third of the
country’s population.
Culturally,
the city can be considered almost entirely European influenced, in part because
of Spanish immigration soon after Costa Rica’s discovery by Christopher
Columbus, and the privileged classes which generally studied in Europe during
the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. This can be seen in the
architecture of the city, namely theatres, museums and houses in the city
centre. It is named in honor of Joseph of Nazareth.
Though few
people live in the city center, it is the most important working area of the
country, which brings in more than a million people daily. Despite its
problems, according to studies in Latin America, San José is still one of the
safest and least violent cities in the region. In 2006 the city was
appointed Ibero-American Capital of Culture.
San José is
the sixth most important destination in Latin America, according to The
MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index 2012. San José ranked 15th in
the world’s fastest growing destination cities by visitor cross-border
spending. Read more…
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