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1000places > SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - In the central part of the city we found the Museo de Oro - the Gold Museum - which contained the largest collection of pre-Columbian gold jewelry in Central America (but photographs inside were not allowed).
1000places > SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - On the rooftop of the Grano de Oro was a secluded terrace with two jacuzzis, deck chairs, and Greek urns.
1000places > SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - Our second hotel in San Jose was the Grano de Oro, named one of the five "Small Distinctive Hotels of Costa Rica" (although we aren't sure by whom). Another converted mansion once owned by a coffee plantation baron, Grano de Oro means "The Golden Bean" (coffee).
1000places > SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - Wandering through the Grano de Oro, we came upon this beautiful indoor fountain.
1000places > SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - Costa Ricans seem to embrace diminutives - the term "Tico" for example - and these statues outside of Banco Central are a good reflection of how Ticos depict themselves.
1000places > SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - Monuments are important to Costa Rican culture - especially those that depict the common worker.
1000places > SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - Around 5 p.m. each day a band of several retired musicians called La Neuva Marimba San Jose conducts an impromptu concert in the middle of the city.
1000places > SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - As the band picked up the pace several ticos and ticas took to the plaza for a lively Latin salsa (or was it a rumba?).
1000places > SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - Several hundred people routinely finish their workday by gathering to hear La Neuva Marimba San Jose.
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - In the central part of the city we found the Museo de Oro - the Gold Museum - which contained the largest collection of pre-Columbian gold jewelry in Central America (but photographs inside were not allowed).
1000places > SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - In the central part of the city we found the Museo de Oro - the Gold Museum - which contained the largest collection of pre-Columbian gold jewelry in Central America (but photographs inside were not allowed).
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - In the central part of the city we found the Museo de Oro - the Gold Museum - which contained the largest collection of pre-Columbian gold jewelry in Central America (but photographs inside were not allowed).
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