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SAN JOSE, or SAN JOSE DE COSTA RICA

This article appears in Volume V24, Page 150 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: SAC-SAR
SAN JOSE, or SAN JOSE DE COSTA RICA , the
capital
  of the republic of Costa Rica, and of the department of San Jose; in the central
plateau
  of the country, 3868 ft. above sea-level, and on the transcontinental railway from the Pacific port of Puntarenas to the Atlantic port of Limon. Pop. (1908) about 26,500. San Jose is an episcopal see, the most populous city in Costa Rica, and the centre of a rich agricultural region; its climate is temperate, its water-
supply
  pure and abundant. The city was founded in 1738, and became the
capital
  in 1823 (see COSTA RICA: History). It is thoroughly modern in
appearance
 , with macadamized streets lighted by electricity; its houses are one-storeyed so as to minimize the danger from
earthquake
 . The suburbs consist chiefly of cane huts, tenanted by Indians and half-castes. The larger of two public gardens, the Morazan Park, contains a representative collection of the Costa Rican flora. The principal buildings are the
cathedral
 , founded in the 18th century but restored after 187o, the
hospital
 
    See Also:
, government offices, institutes of law and
medicine
  and of physical geography, training school for teachers, national bank, museum, library and barracks. The staple trade of San Jose is in coffee.


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