Heredia's layout conforms to the usual grid system, centred on the quiet Parque Central , draped with huge mango trees and overlooked by the plain Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción , whose unexcitingly squat design - "seismic Baroque" - has kept it standing through several earthquakes since 1797. North of the Parque, the old colonial tower of El Fortín , "The Fortress", features odd gun slats which fan out and widen from the inside to the exterior, giving it a medieval look: you cannot enter or climb it.
East of the tower on Avenida Central, the Casa de la Cultura , an old colonial house with a large breezy veranda, displays local art, including sculpture and painting by the schoolchildren of Heredia. The Mercado Central , Av 6/8, C 2/4 (daily 5am-6pm), is a clean, orderly place, its wide aisles lined with rows of fruit and veg, dangling sausages and plump prawns. Hotels Heredia |
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