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Company Contacts
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Office
21 Old Kings Road North
Suite B-212
Palm Coast, FL 32137
phn: (386) 449-0059
fax : (386)
449-0060
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Rica Office
Sabana Sur
Costa Rica
phn: 011-506-2296-9948
fax : 011-506-2220-3493
Toll-Free
1-800-783-7839
tours@sunnylandtours.com
Sunny Land Tours, Inc.
where responsible tourism meets exotic
adventure
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The population
of the valley of Barva rose considerably after the
establishment of the Parroquía de Cubujuquyí in 1706. That
permitted the slow colonization towards the east of the
Central Valley. Exactly the tha land of the today canton de
Flores ( Heredia ), and later in a place which in the
beginning was called La Lajuela, which later was converted to
Alajuela. There is another popular story that said, that the
river Itiquís also was called the river of the grandmother (
abuela ) and that would have given the name of todays
Alajuela.
Alajuela participated in several different
historical events; in 1823 it battled under the command of
Gregorio José Ramírez to defent the Republic against the
Imperialist that occupied the cartel of Cartago; San José
joined forces with Alajuela and both troops marched to the
battle of Ochomogo the 5th of April 1823. That was the first
time that Costa Ricans battled against Costa Ricans. As a
consequence of this battle, which was won by the joined
forces, San José became the capital city of Costa Rica.
Alajuela contributed with its National Hero Juan Santamaría,
who burned the house of Rivas in 1856 during that campaign.
Alajuela is famous for its healthy and good climate. Just
like in the rest of the Central Valley, but since it is a
little further to the west, it is protected from some of the
Atlantic rains and a bit warmer than San José. This climate
may have influenced the characters of their people, which is
very friendly and lively. The central part to the canton is
plain and almost totally cultivated. The volcanic soils are
excellent for agriculture. Rivers like the Titiquís and the
Brasil bring irrigation water to the area. In the area called
Sarapiquí, you'll find the river with the same name, which is
one of the principal rivers there. Alajuela is a province with
beautiful countryside and perfect weather.
Interesting
sites of Alajuela are its Cathedral, a swimming place called
Ojo de Agua ( eye of water), the airport Juan Santamaría, many
nurseries in La Garita and also there the Bird Zoo with lots
of exotic national birds, the zoo of La Garita where you'll
find many examples of the national fauna, the river Grande,
with its bridge that dates back to colonial times. If you go
further north, the climate gets cooler. There you will find
places like the laguna of Fraijanes, which is conditioned for
tourists and lots of other places, including farms that export
flowers and the volcano Poás that offers breathtaking views
and beautiful waterfalls like El angel and La Paz Waterfall
with the nearby biggest butterfly farm of the world.
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