The Costa Rican capital is the largest city in the country, with a population of about 1.5 million in the metropolitan area. The city is located in the Central Valley region, an elevated plateau (3,839 feet high) surrounded by mountains of the Central Range in the north and those from the Talamanca Range in the south. The high elevation, the mild climate (59°F-86°F) and the volcanic soil makes it the ideal place for growing coffee!
