Guápiles
The intersection of the road to Bella Vista, and Route 32 is where you'll find the City of Guápiles.
The City of Guápiles, with its estimated 36,469 inhabitants is located 6 miles to the North of Etlingera Farms and only 45 minutes northeast of the capital city, San José. In spite of its small town atmosphear, Guápiles has all of the conveniences of a major metropolitan city many times its size. Although quiet and lacking of touristy entertainment, with its wide selection of supermarkets, hardware stores, gas stations, banks, restaurants, bakeries, doctors, lawyers, pharmacies, hospital, fabric stores, and municipalities, Guápiles can easily take care of all of your basic necessities.