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Heredia

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Also known as: Cubujuquí, Villavieja
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Heredia, city, central Costa Rica. It is located in the Valle Central at an elevation of 3,729 feet (1,137 metres) above sea level, just northwest of San José, the national capital, via the Inter-American (Pan-American) Highway. Probably founded in the 1570s, the city was originally called Cubujuquí and then Villavieja. The first of its many churches was established in 1706, and the name Heredia was adopted in honour of the president of the high tribunal in 1763. Throughout most of the colonial period the little village was second only to Cartago in importance in Costa Rica; the majority of the ...(100 of 229 words)

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