Costa Rica's cosmopolitan national capital stands in the center of the Central Valley at an altitude of 1,150m/ 3,772ft, and the mountains create an attractive backdrop beyond the city. When Costa Rica gained independence from Spain in 1823, the nation's capital was moved from Cartago to the more dynamic and expanding San José.

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