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Merced
Merced, San Jose Province, Costa Rica
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Clustered with modern shops and offices, the downtown Merced District is home to long-standing covered markets Borbón and San José. Both have stalls for coffee beans, hot sauces, and chonete farmers’ hats, as well as food counters for beef stew and ceviche. Nearby, in a former jail, the Science and Culture Center has a kids’ museum, a gallery with work by local artists, and a theater for plays and...
Read moreClustered with modern shops and offices, the downtown Merced District is home to long-standing covered markets Borbón and San José. Both have stalls for coffee beans, hot sauces, and chonete farmers’ hats, as well as food counters for beef stew and ceviche. Nearby, in a former jail, the Science and Culture Center has a kids’ museum, a gallery with work by local artists, and a theater for plays and classical concerts.
attractions: Parque Central de San José, Plaza de la Cultura, National Museum of Costa Rica, Braulio Carrillo Colina Park, Children's Museum, Parque de las Garantías Sociales (Parque de la Caja), Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture, Metropolitan Cathedral of San José, Museum of Costa Rican Art, Parque España, restaurants: Soda Tapia San José, KFC • Pitahaya, McDonald's Paseo Colón, Soda Tala #1, Club Unión, Lubnan, Restaurante Machu Picchu, Restaurante Mil Sabores Paseo Colón, Fritanga Patricia, Granier • Calle 2, local businesses: Importadora Monge, Mercado Borbón, Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, Municipal Crafts Market, Terminal Tica Bus, Correos de Costa Rica, Parking La Sabana, MOOD, Horizontes Nature Tours Costa Rica, Correos de Costa Rica
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Things to Do in Merced, San Jose Province, Costa Rica - Merced Attractions & Activities
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Hike in Tapir mountain and its waterfall
Sun, Feb 8 • 10:00 AM
Heredia, San Pablo, 4000, Costa Rica
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Enjoy a waterfall and hot springs next to the volcano
Mon, Feb 9 • 7:00 AM
San José Province, San José, 10104, Costa Rica
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BarCrawl in Downtown San José
Sat, Feb 7 • 9:00 PM
San José Province, San José, 10101, Costa Rica
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Attractions of Merced
Parque Central de San José
Plaza de la Cultura
National Museum of Costa Rica
Braulio Carrillo Colina Park
Children's Museum
Parque de las Garantías Sociales (Parque de la Caja)
Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture
Metropolitan Cathedral of San José
Museum of Costa Rican Art
Parque España
Parque Central de San José
4.1
(7.7K)
Open until 12:00 AM
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Plaza de la Cultura
4.5
(7K)
Open until 12:00 AM
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National Museum of Costa Rica
4.7
(3.7K)
Closed
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Braulio Carrillo Colina Park
4.1
(3.4K)
Open until 12:00 AM
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Restaurants of Merced
Soda Tapia San José
KFC • Pitahaya
McDonald's Paseo Colón
Soda Tala #1
Club Unión
Lubnan
Restaurante Machu Picchu
Restaurante Mil Sabores Paseo Colón
Fritanga Patricia
Granier • Calle 2
Soda Tapia San José
4.1
(2.8K)
Open until 12:00 AM
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KFC • Pitahaya
4.2
(1.4K)
Open until 10:00 PM
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McDonald's Paseo Colón
4.0
(1.4K)
Open until 11:00 PM
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Soda Tala #1
4.5
(665)
Closed
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Local services of Merced
Importadora Monge
Mercado Borbón
Pre-Columbian Gold Museum
Municipal Crafts Market
Terminal Tica Bus
Correos de Costa Rica
Parking La Sabana
MOOD
Horizontes Nature Tours Costa Rica
Correos de Costa Rica
Importadora Monge
4.3
(2.3K)
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Mercado Borbón
4.1
(1.8K)
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Pre-Columbian Gold Museum
4.7
(1.2K)
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Municipal Crafts Market
4.4
(1.1K)
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