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unusual facts about Tres Ríos, Cartago



Bernardo Rodríguez y Alfaro

In October 1821 he was appointed representative of the City Council of Barva on the Board of Legacy of the councils which met at Cartago from October 25–26, 1821 to discuss the independence of Costa Rica from Spain.

Cartago, California

Located near the now abandoned settlement of Carthage, Cartago took its name from the Spanish name for ancient Carthage.

Costa Rican Central Valley

The Central Valley is commonly considered to extend from the city of San Ramón in Alajuela in the west, to the city of Paraíso in Cartago in the east.

Costa Rican Civil War

In Cartago, Costa Rica's second-largest city located only twelve miles from the capital, Figueres' forces met some considerable military opposition; however, the limited forces and supplies of the governmental forces quickly ran out, and Cartago fell into the hands of Figueres on April 12.

The day after the fall of Cartago, Picado—low on supplies and without any other source of support—sent a letter to Mora and National Republican leader, and former President Calderón stating that "the attempt to hold San José would be futile and catastrophic."

Flag of the Department of Valle del Cauca

The flag was used on June 6, 1811 by the confederate cities of Anserma, Buga, Cali, Caloto, Cartago, Iscuandé, Popayán and Toro when these declared independence from the rest of the country.

Heriberto Quiros

Heriberto Quiros Linton (born 26 July 1972 in Cartago) is a former Costa Rican football player who last played for AD Carmelita in the Costa Rican Primera División.

J. Michael Scott

In 1963, Dr. Scott joined the Peace Corps and served a two-year stint in Cartago, Colombia, where he founded a natural history museum, started a Red Cross swimming program, and coached a number of sports.

Jorge Volio Jiménez

Jorge Volio was born August 26, 1882 in Cartago, Costa Rica to Carlos Volio Llorente and Matilde Jiménez Oreamuno.

José Antonio Lacayo de Briones y Palacios

As Sergeant Major, Lacayo endured a very difficult period in the area of Cartago near the Salto river, on the Costa Rican border of Nicoya and Nicaragua.

Juan Fernando Echeverría

He was born in Cartago, Costa Rica, to Pedro José de Alvarado y Baeza, the president of the provisional autonomous government from 1821 to 1822; and Concepción Echeverría y Arleguí.

Lankester Botanical Garden

The Lankester Botanical Gardens are a set of gardens outside of Cartago, Costa Rica.

Luis Guillermo Solís

Most of Solís' support came from the Central Valley provinces of San José, Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago.

Manuel Aguilar Chacón

With the support of the communities of Alajuela, Cartago and Heredia, Manuel Aguilar Chacón defeated Braulio Carrillo Colina in the 1837 elections and was chosen as Head of State for Costa Rica for the period 1837-1841.

Manuel de Jesús Jiménez Oreamuno

He collaborated with Monsignor Victor Sanabria Martínez, second Archbishop of San José, Costa Rica in his work "Genealogy of Cartago from 1650 until 1850", managing to prove a profound knowledge of the collection of protocols of the National Archive of Costa Rica, and contributing important elements to the understanding of the studied lineage in said work.

Sacasa

He married Maria Lucia Marenco Lopez del Corral, legitimate daughter of Pedro Marenco who was Corregidor of Matagalpa and Chontales and Mercedes Lopez del Corral who was born in the province of Cartago, Costa Rica.

Santiago Apóstol Parish Ruins

According to a popular legend, there were two brothers who lived in colonial Cartago city.

Santiago Apóstol (St. James Apostle) Parish Ruins is a Costa Rican Cultural Heritage Site, located in the city of Cartago, Costa Rica.

Tapantí National Park

Tapantí National Park, sometimes called Orosí National Park, is a National Park in the Pacific La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica located on the edge of the Talamanca Range, near Cartago.

Tres Ríos, Cartago

This is due to high fertility and soil composition of the region, enriched by the contributions of various eruptions of Irazú Volcano (last in 1963) and the ideal balance of moisture from rain and warm summers.

Virgen de los Angeles

La Negrita now resides on a gold, jewel-studded platform at the main altar in the Nuestra Señora de los Angeles Basilica in Cartago.


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