Juan Santa Maria Museum
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The Juan Santamaria museum makes honor to our hero Juan Santamaría died in battle when l fought to release to Costa Rica of the filibusteros. The Juan Santamaria Museum is located one block north of Parque Central, between Ave 3, Central Street y 2nd. It's worth a look, but not a linger, which is too bad because Santamaría's story is an interesting one. The orchid collection is impressive. COST: Free. OPEN: Tues.-Sun. 10-5:30. Address: C. 2 and Avda. 3, Alajuela, Costa RicaPhone: 441-4775 |
The collections of the Juan Santamaria Museum are constituted by materials that attest historical aspects related to waged war Central American against the filibustero invader in 1856-1857: oils, pictures, documents, tie arms and diverse objects with that develop heroic.
With the program "Route of the Heroes", the Juan Santamaria Museum contributes to the fortification and valuation of the historical identity of the communities by where the Costa Rican expeditionary army in 1856-1857 moved. At local level, the Juan Santamaria Museum takes care of the fortification of the alajuelense historical identity.