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La Casa del Cafe
About: This is a beautiful small roadside coffee shop where you can enjoy a nice cup of coffee and a pastry while sitting on the deck overlooking the coffee plantations. They also have a gift shop where you can buy coffee to take home. It is associated with Doka Estate, which has another larger location…
Freddo Fresas
About: This is a very popular restaurant known for its delicious food, especially its dishes that include the locally grown strawberries from which the restaurant gets its name. It is a great place to stop for breakfast when heading up the mountains either to Poas Volcano, La Paz Waterfall Gardens, or even further towards La…
Downtown Alajuela Parasailing
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Vuelo Libre CR
About: This company offers tandem hang gliding tours, hourly or full-day rental of their hang glider, and an 8-day hang gliding course to learn how to solo hang glide. The tandem tours can be booked to last from 5-15 minutes or from 15-30 minutes, depending on the wind and weather conditions. Province: Alajuela Starting from:…
Downtown Alajuela Museums
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Sarchi Ox Cart Factory Eloy Alfaro
About: This is one of the original factories that made “carretas” or the traditional ox carts that you see throughout Costa Rica. It is mostly a souvenir shop, but it also still has a small factory in the back that you can get a short tour of. They will show you the water wheel that…
Museo Ferroviario
About: This is a small but full museum that used to be a train station, containing information mostly about the history of the railroad in Costa Rica, but also a random assortment of vintage items that you could probably spend hours looking at. Outside there is an old train engine on an abandoned rail line…
Juan Santamaria Museum
About: This museum is named after the national hero Juan Santamaria. The museum is housed in a former prison and barracks. It centers its exhibits on the National Campaign of 1856-1857 against the filibusters. It has a wide variety of permanent and temporary exhibits and displays including photographs, murals, replicas, dioramas, and more. A guide…
Downtown Alajuela Hikes
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