Atenas

Atenas is the capital metropolis of the canton of Atenas within the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is likewise the name of the distrito that consists of the town. The district of Atenas covers an area of 8.93 km² and has a populace of approx. 27,000 population. The metropolis of Atenas itself has approximately 5,000 population.

The city lies at an elevation of 698 meters above sea degree on the western fringe of the Central Valley 25 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital town of Alajuela, 20 kilometers from Juan Santamaria International Airport, and 35 kilometers from the country wide capital metropolis of San Jose. It is popularly said that Atenas enjoys the 'best weather in the global'; the motive for this attribution is that climatic factors like temperature and humidity are strong all yr spherical, with temperatures starting from 19 Celsius at night time to 34 Celsius at some stage in the day with a every year common of 26 Celsius.