Guayabo National Monument, Turrialba

Name: Guayabo National Monument
Address: Faldas del Volcán Turrialba, Turrialba, Costa Rica

#3 among attractions in Turrialba

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Guayabo National Monument, is an archaeological site near the city of Turrialba, within the Central Conservation Area in the Cartago Province, Costa Rica. It is almost directly in the center of the country on the Southern slope of the Turrialba Volcano. The National Monument covers about 2.3 square kilometres and is surrounded by rainforest plant vegetation causing it to be extremely vibrant green due to high precipitation and rich soils. Only a small portion of it has been unearthed, excavated, and studied. ()

Local name: Monumento nacional Guayabo Established: 13 August 1973 (51 years ago)Elevation: 3678 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 9°58'14"N, 83°41'25"W

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Faldas del Volcán TurrialbaTurrialba Costa Rica

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Guayabo National Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Turrialba Volcano, Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Serpentario Viborana, Guayabo National Monument.

6.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Turrialba Volcano, Turrialba
173 min walk • Turrialba Volcano is an active volcano in central Costa Rica that has been explosively eruptive in recent years including 2016 and in January, March and April 2017.
5.7 miSE
Universities and schools
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Turrialba
146 min walk • The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center is an international institute for agricultural development and biological conservation in Central America and the Caribbean, combining science, education and innovation. CATIE is the first graduate school in Agricultural Sciences in Latin America.
6.4 miSE
Zoo
Serpentario Viborana
164 min walk • Project Vibroana is a privately operated serpentarium, rescue centre and environmental education facility located near Turrialba Volcano in the Cartago Province of Costa Rica.
3.1 miSE
Archaeological site
Guayabo National Monument
80 min walk • Guayabo National Monument, is an archaeological site near the city of Turrialba, within the Central Conservation Area in the Cartago Province, Costa Rica. It is almost directly in the center of the country on the Southern slope of the Turrialba Volcano.
6.8 miNW
Park
Turrialba Volcano National Park
174 min walk • Turrialba Volcano National Park, or in Spanish the Parque Nacional Volcan Turrialba is a National Park in the Central Conservation Area of Costa Rica that encompasses the area around the Turrialba Volcano in Cartago Province.

Guayabo National Monument, Turrialba

Facts and practical information

Guayabo National Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Turrialba Volcano, Turrialba

Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Turrialba

Serpentario Viborana

Guayabo National Monument

Turrialba Volcano National Park