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Heredia Historical

At the edge of a middle-class neighborhood between Heredia and Barva, this museum is housed in a farmhouse with a large veranda built in 1885 using an adobe-like technique called bahareque. Run by the National University, the museum is furnished with antiques and surrounded by a garden and a small coffee farm. Just walking around the museum is instructive, but calling ahead to reserve a hands-on cultural tour (such as one on tortilla making) really makes it worth the trip. An open-air restaurant serves bread baked in a clay oven, and fresh tortillas and tamales.

Historical Specialty Museum

Quick Facts

Heredia, Heredia  40201, Costa Rica

2260–1619

www.museo.una.ac.cr

Sight Details:
Rate Includes: $2, Closed Sat.

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