Heredia Area

Introducing Heredia Area

Despite outward appearances and a convenient location, Heredia (population 33, 000) isn’t just a suburb of San José. Since the late 1990s the city has come into its own as the high-tech capital of Costa Rica – microchips produced here have suddenly become the country’s most important export. Career opportunities make Heredia a magnet for this highly educated nation’s tech heads, and considering that the historic coffee center also produces some of the world’s strongest brew, programmers have little excuse to stop coding. Ever.

But there’s much more to this province than its well-to-do capital. The Heredia area retains its heritage as a coffee-production center, and indeed it’s possible to visit the headquarters of the most famous roaster in the country, Café Britt Finca. The area is also home to one of Costa Rica’s largest swaths of rain forest, namely Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009