Grecia

Grecia is the capital city of the canton of Grecia in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is likewise the call of the distrito that consists of the town. The district of Grecia covers a place of 6.86 km² and has a populace of 15,457. The metropolis lies at an elevation of 999 meters above sea stage1 inside the foothills of the Cordillera Central at the japanese fringe of the Central Valley.

The city, which become once named "the cleanest town in Latin America, is 20 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela, 27 kilometers from Juan Santamaria International Airport, and forty five kilometers from the country wide capital city of San Jose. Grecia is cited for its particular church, Iglesia de los angeles Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes, made completely of pre-fabricated metallic plates painted purple. There are several city legends approximately this church. One recounts how the church become donated with the aid of some overseas country, and sent to Greece as a gift, however turned into wrongly shipped to Grecia, Costa Rica.