Costa Rica Quarters (Barrios)

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Barrio Coca Cola -There is the main bus station (it consists of several small bus-stations). It`s considered to be a rough zone. There sometimes appear young street criminals known popularly as "chapulines". It used to be a site of Coca Cola bottling facility.

Barrio Los Yoses -Semi-residencial quarter in the east part of town. It`s full of increasing number of first class hotels, restaurances and also up-scale shopping malls. There is a historic Casa de Matute. It`s the quarter with the biggest concentration of apartotels in capital.

Barrio Mexico -It`s spreaded to the north of Avenida 7, west of Calle 16. It`s working-class area. The most historic building there is an old church.

Barrio Otoya -Less version of Barrio Amon (to the east of that). It was built when Barrio Amon was overcrowded. It`s full of houses of turn-of-the century. There is a plan to make a renaissance of that area as the region of choice for intellectuals and nouveau riche. There is situated the Zoologico Garden.

Barrio Rohrmosser -The western quarter of San Jose, full of elegant houses including many ambassadors` residents. It is bordered by Rio Torres on the nothern side and by highway 104 to the south. On January 2000 there was a crush of the touristic plane.

Barrio Don Bosco -(Barrio Paseo Colon). Important western extension of Avenida Central. A large number of car rentals and airline companies have headquarter there.

Barrio San Pedro -The easternmost quarter of San Jose. Within that is situated the University of Costa Rica. In the Music Department there is the Entomologic Museum with the insects exhibits. There is put the fountain that used to stand at the Central Park (it features the child holding the neck of heron). There are a lot of bars and restaurants for youth. There is situated the Flag Monument put in the centre of rond-point. In the quarter there are also the biggest in Central America shopping mall (San Pedro Mall). It`s 8-stored building, looking as if to be carved into the rock. The fifth and sixth floor has "Planet Mall", the largest disco in Central America.

Barrio Escalante -The wealthiest barrio in San Jose. It spreads on the eastern part of San Jose, within calles 31-37 and avenida 13 on the north side. It`s filled with small farms, gardens, and the houses of coffee barons. Houses are surrounded by wrought iron fences that limit ginger, coffee, pineapple and coconut plants.

Barrio Cuba -(Barrio Hospital). It`s spreaded within calle 18 and 24. It borders on the north side with cementerio general and on the south is devided by Rio Maria Aquilar. On August 29th 2002 it was flooded by that river. It is also on a fire red alert list.