Paraíso, Costa Rica
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Paraíso is a small city in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

, located 8 km southeast of Cartago
Cartago, Costa Rica
- See also :* Cartago Agrarian Union Party* Provincial Integration Party Three* Cartago in Spanish...

. It is a tourist attraction due to its exceptionally beautiful surrounding locales.

It was established in 1823.

Points of interest

  • Lankester Botanical Gardens (named after British biologist Charles Lankester)
  • Farmer's Market in the center of town
  • Finca la Flor de Paraiso (a non-profit organic farm)

Sister cities

Paraíso has one sister city
Town twinning
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