Heredia
Coordinates: 10 ° 0 ′ N , 84 ° 7 ′ W
Heredia is a city in the Central American state of Costa Rica and the capital of the province of the same name . The city has 130,894 inhabitants (2010) and is located at 1150 m. ü. M. Heredia is home to one of the largest universities in Costa Rica, the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica .
history
The city was founded in 1570 under the name Cubujuquí . It later changed its name to Villavieja until it adopted its current one in 1763 .
Town twinning
- Marietta , USA
sons and daughters of the town
- Óscar Arias Sánchez (* 1940), President of Costa Rica and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
- Santiago Bonilla (1910–1982), football player
- Alfredo González Flores (1877–1962), President of Costa Rica
- Cleto González Víquez (1858–1937), President of Costa Rica
- Mario Pérez Rodríguez (* 1936), football goalkeeper
- Mauricio Solís (* 1972), football player
- Manfred Ugalde (* 2002), soccer player
- Paulo Wanchope (* 1976), football player
Web links
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