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-The Banco Nacional de Costa Rica (BN). It is the largest commercial bank in the country and the second largest in Central America.
-Monumento a Los Presentes (in the garden of the Central Bank).  (Los Presentes is a bronze sculptural ensemble - made up of six men, three women and a child - who personify Costa Rican peasants).

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In 1737 the parish of San José de la Boca del Monte was established and a year later the first hermitage dedicated to the Holy Patriarch of San Joseph was completed. The site is recognized right in front of the present Scaglietti shop, Calle 2 between Av Central and Avenida 1.

The place chosen was a plain located between the rivers Torres and María Aguilar, which occupied a strategic position as a route of passage, trade and rest between the different valleys, and of communication between the Indian villages.

Thus, San José would emerge at the crossroads between the Aserrí and Curridabat roads, with the Pacaca road to the west and the Barva road to the north.

Basically, the centre of San José was (and still is) a crossroads between the towns that surrounded it; whoever wanted to go to any town had to pass through this crossroads, which is why it is still used today as a passageway between surrounding towns.

Although 1737 is recognised as the official year of the city's foundation, it was not until 1751 that a more stable settlement was established, due to works aimed at improving living conditions, such as the construction of an irrigation channel to bring water to the neighbours.

In 1755, the first quadrant delimitation took place, the square in front of the Hermitage was built and the first streets of San José were laid out. In addition, the mayor of Cartago, Tomás Lopez del Corral, ordered the inhabitants scattered throughout the valley to congregate near the Hermitage. The "Villita" was already taking shape.

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San Jose, the capital city of Costa Rica, is mainly known for its buildings with colonial design and ambience, mainly in the Spanish colony.
it is located in the central valley of Costa Rica.
it was founded on May 21, 1737.
its motto says: "Ad meliora" which translated from latin means: onwards

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With about 3,000,000 million inhabitants, San José is the economic, political and social centre of Costa Rica.

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San José is characterised by a high quality of life. Its good infrastructure and services make it a desirable destination for tourists.

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a graphic representation of places with a colonial setting

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we can also observe the centre in more detail with all the places it contains and the space it occupies.

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It is located in the centre of the country, specifically on the intervolcanic plateau known as the Central Valley, and is contained in its entirety by the canton of the same name. Its metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 3 160 000 inhabitants