mountain pass
Cerro de la Muerte
The 3,335-m 'Mountain of Death', the highest point on Costa Rica's Pan-American Highway: a cloud-forest pass of paramo, quetzal country and roadside soda cafes.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Cartago Province, Costa Rica · North America
Cartago sits on the route: 10 minutes from Cot, 50km from Poás Volcano.
Cartago is a town located in Cartago Province, Costa Rica. With a population of 26,594, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Cartago sits in Costa Rica. It's in the America/Costa Rica time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Cartago to your route.
The Diocese of Cartago (Latin: Dioecesis Carthaginensis in Costa Rica) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. The Diocese of Cartago in Costa Rica is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province covering all Costa Rica of the metropolitan Archdiocese of SanRead more
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Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de El Carmen, dedicated to Our Lady of Carmel, in Cartago, Cartago province, central Costa Rica. It also has two Minor Basilicas: the Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, in Tejar; and the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles, dedicated to Our Lady of Angels, both in Cartago.
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Cartago is located in Cartago Province, Costa Rica, North America. The coordinates are 9.8637 latitude, -83.9195 longitude.
Cartago has a population of approximately 26,594 people, making it a town in Costa Rica.
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3 notable places within an hour's drive.
mountain pass
The 3,335-m 'Mountain of Death', the highest point on Costa Rica's Pan-American Highway: a cloud-forest pass of paramo, quetzal country and roadside soda cafes.
39 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
An active volcano with one of the world's largest crater lakes, an acidic turquoise pool measuring nearly 300 meters wide.
50 km · about 60 min drive
national park
Costa Rica's most visited park combining white-sand beaches with tropical forest teeming with monkeys, sloths, and toucans.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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