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Costa Rica is made up of 7 provinces (states) San José, Heredia, Alajuela, Cartago, Puntarenas, Guancaste and Limon. San José, Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago make up the central valley.
Costa Rica is not divided in states, but in provinces. These are (in aphabetical order): Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limón, Puntarenas and San José.
Nuevo Cartago y Costa Rica Province was created in 1540.
1. Alajuela 2. Cartago 3. Guanacaste 4. Heredia 5. Limon 6. Puntarenas 7. San Jose
San José is the capital of Costa Rica. San José was founded in 1738 and became the capital city of Costa Rica on May 16, 1823. San Jose is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, a country in Central America.
Cartago
its Heredia, Cartagoa and Alajuela.
Heredia is a province and city in Costa Rica
The capital of the Heredia Province in Costa Rica is called Heredia too.
I'm going to assume that by regions you mean provinces (the near equivalent of states in the U.S.). if that's the case then Costa Rica has 7 regions: Guanacaste Limon Alajuela San Jose Heredia Cartago Puntarenas
Limon Guanacaste Cartago San Carlos and Talamanca
There are a large number of cities in Costa Rica. Some of these include Alajuela, Cartago, Curridabat, Escazú, Golfito, Jacó, and Liberia.