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SAN JOSÉ AREAThe heart of Costa Rica, the Central Valley, boasts a nearly perfect climate, excellent museums, drive-up volcanoes and fertile hillsides dotted with coffee plantations. Within this fertile temperate valley live most of the country's people.The Capital city of San Jose, is located at an altitude of 2,900' feet above sea level, giving it an idyllic climate with temperatures that vary from the mid-70's F during the day to about 60 degrees F at night.San Jose offers visitors a wide variety of activities and a thriving nightlife with its many discos, bars, casinos, fine restaurants, shops, and some very impressive museums sprinkled throughout the city. And if you are looking for adventures, just take a look of our Adventure Tours and Activities; National Parks, Coffee Plantations, Volcanoes, Canopy tours, white water rafting and much more..In the Plaza de la Cultura (Culture Square) a fantastic collection of pre-Co- lombian gold artifacts gleam inside the enormous vault of the Gold Museum. To one side of the Plaza is the beautiful National Theater, a national pride and architectural jewel that last year celebrated its 100th anniversary.