San Joaquin de Flores
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San Joaquin de Flores is located in Heredia province, in Costa Rica. It is a beautiful town with many things to do. Of course the saint who represents San Joaquin de Flores is San Joaquin, Maria's father.
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[edit] San Joaquin Important Builds
There are a lot of buildings in San Joaquin like restaurants, private schools and high schools, all kind of business builds and more but here are the most common builds;
[edit] The Church
San Joaquin church was built one hundred years ago. In 1880 approximately. Every single rock that is part of the church was carried from Cartago by cart. Many years ago some families of San Joaquin donated the statues that today decorate the gardens of the church. The Spanish painter Jose Claro painted the images inside the church. It has also a cavern with Lourdes Virgin and armchairs made of stone to set down and contemplate the beautiful flowers in the gardens.
[edit] Public Education Builds
- The School: The official San Joaquin primary school is Escuela Estados Unidos de America
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| Inauguration | March, 1972 |
| First Librarian | Ronald Viquez Arias |
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| Monday to Friday | From 10am to 6pm |
- The High Schools: Liceo Regional de Flores and Colegio Tecnico are the two public high schools located in San Joaquin.
[edit] Library
There is a library in San Joaquin, there you can find all kind of books and newspaper articles, even if they are very old. You can borrow books from there and take them to your house for some days,to do that you have to have an specific ID, but do not worried because you can have one asking to the librarian.
[edit] Clinic
Also in San Joaquin There is a small clinic. It is a good thing for the people who live there, because they do not have to go to the hospital if they have an emergency during the day, and it helps the hospitals too, because there wont be so many people in on place when there is an emergency.
[edit] Banks
- National Bank: There is a National Bank branch in San Joaquin.
- Costa Rica Bank: There is also a Costa Rica Bank branch in San Joaquin.
[edit] Sunday
On Sundays in San Joaquin you could see a lot of people walking and taking ice creams around the square with their children. Sometimes there are soccer games there so the families go to see the game, setting on the sidewalk. Also the square is the place where all the teenagers see each others on Sunday nights and from there each group of friends take its road to wherever they want, some of them stay in the square all night and part of the early morning, just talking and laughing.
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