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Extract from the Alajuela City Travel Guides:
With a population of just 35,000,
ALAJUELA
is nonetheless Costa Rica's second city. Though it was founded back in 1657, at first sight there's little to distinguish it from San Jos, at least until the pleasant realization dawns that walking down the street you can smell bougainvillea rather than diesel. The city's few attractions, such as they are, are all less than a minute's walk from the Parque Central. Most impressive is the sturdy-looking whitewashed former jail that houses the
Juan Santamara Cultural-Historical Museum
, Av 3, C 0/2 (Tues-Sun 10am-6pm; free), dedicated to Alajuela's most cherished historical figu...
read the whole Alajuela City Travel Guides...
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