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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 4 attractions in Alajuela

While educating the public about local wildlife, this zoo also breeds endangered animals for eventual release to the wild.

Attraction type: Zoo
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 4 attractions in Alajuela

An interesting colonial building houses this museum dedicated to the heroic deeds of Juan Santamaria.

Attraction type: Speciality museum; History museum
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This chuch's ornate red dome is the centerpiece of its town square.

Attraction type: Religious site
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A park dedicated to the national hero who lost his life during the 1856 invasion of Costa Rica by William Walker.

Attraction type: Park
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