Ciudad Colon is a small town situated west of Santa Ana, Costa Rica

Santa Ana, Costa Rica

Santa Ana is a city in the Central District of Santa Ana, Santa Ana Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica. It is located at around . The city acts as seat to the municipal government of the Santa Ana Canton...

. Ciudad Colon is the head city of Mora Canton, San José Province. It is famous for its warm climate, proximity to nature and its surrounding mountains, folkloric

Folklore

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 traditions, horse riding, and multiculturalism

Multiculturalism

Multiculturalism is the appreciation, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures, applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place, usually at the organizational level, e.g...

. Located some 6 km out into the hills is the United Nations University for Peace. Over 200 students from all over the world pursue their master's degree

Master's degree

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s in a wide variety of academic disciplines such as international peace studies, conflict resolution

Conflict resolution

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 and settlement of disputes, human rights

Human rights

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 and natural resources management. The vast majority of students reside in Ciudad Colon, which provides the town with distinctive feel.

Demographically, Ciudad Colon can be considered as cosmopolitan as Santa Ana or Escazu

Escazú, Costa Rica

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, but in terms of amenities and services available, it is considered a typical small Costa Rica

Costa Rica

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n town. The cost of living is lower than in Santa Ana or Escazu. There is one major supermarket

Supermarket

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 that meets the needs and requirements of expatriates and dozens of other small stores, banks and pharmacies. There are no upscale bars or restaurants but there are many local venues catering to food and entertainment. Ciudad Colon is particularly suitable for outdoor activities such as horse riding, Mountainboarding

Mountainboarding

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biking

Cycling

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 , running

Running

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 and hiking

Hiking

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Close to the town is Quitirrisí, an indigenous reserve in the Central Valley, very well known for their handcraft habilites.