Many places (tourist or not) are worth a detour for the beauty of their landscape, the cultural interest or their unique particularity which characterizes them. Some of these places are touristy but others are more confidential and worth visiting. Find all of these places here and share your discoveries with us!
The Casa Amarilla Hotel is perhaps the most iconic building in Palmar Norte and was built in the early 1950s by Isabel Trejos Ugalde, its first owner and one of the region's most prominent businesswomen . Since 2004, it has belonged to Lorenzo Mirani, of Italian origin. The builders of the bridge over the Río Grande de Térraba stayed in this hotel until its inauguration in 1960. The building was initially smaller and functioned as a hostel for the sale of food, but later underwent a series of expansions to transform it into a restaurant/hotel. It is one of the oldest buildings in Palmar Norte and was built with second-hand wood purchased from the banana company. The name comes from the payment the banana company made with yellow paint for various services to its original owner.
Casa Amarilla
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Architectural cultural heritage of Costa Rica, the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Palmar Sur is worth the detour to admire its typical and charming architecture, one of the rare vestiges of the era and historical memory of Palmar and the Canton. A few hundred meters away, you can also take the opportunity to admire the “maquina Negra”, a former locomotive of the banana company.
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