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Cartago (), which means Carthage in Spanish, is a province of central Costa Rica.
It is one of the smallest provinces, however probably the richest of the Spanish Colonial era sites and traditions.
Geography
It is located in the central part of the country and borders the provinces of Limón to the east and San Jose to the west.
The capital is Cartago; until 1823 it was also the capital of Costa Rica, which is now San José.
The province covers an area of 3,124.61 km²Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
and has a population of 490,903.Resultados Generales Censo 2011  p. 22 It is subdivided into eight cantons and is connected to San José via a four-lane highway.
The highest peak is Cerro de la Muerte at 3,600 meters above sea level, and the lowest point of the province is Turrialba, which is 90 meters above sea level.
Sports
Cartago is the residence of the Primera Division Team, the Club Sport Cartaginés, which play in the Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, located at the south of the city of Cartago, in Barrio Asís.
Cantons
Gallery
File:Basílica de Los Ángeles.jpg|Basílica de Los Ángeles File:Old-ruins-in-cartago-daniel-vargas19.jpg|View of the ruins of the Parroquia de Santiago Apóstol in Cartago, Costa Rica.
File:DirkvdM irazu 2.jpg|Irazú volcano File:Volcan turrialba.jpg|Turrialba volcano file:Represa Angostura, Turrialba, Cartago.jpg|Angostura dam in Turrialba File:RepresaCachí.jpg|Cachi Dam File:Tapanti.jpg|Tapantí National Park File:Cerro de la Muerte.jpg|Cerro de la Muerte Image:Basilica_de_los_Angeles.jpg| Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels file:Estacion de Tren INCOFER, Cartago, Costa Rica.jpg|Cartago INCOFER Train Station References
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