Carmen District, Cartago

Cartago (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾˈtaɣo]) is the head city of Cartago canton of the Cartago Province, and is composed of the Oriental and Occidental districts as stated in the administrative divisions of Costa Rica. It was the capital of Costa Rica from 1574 to 1824.

The Diocese of Cartago (Latin: Dioecesis Carthaginensis in Costa Rica) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. The Diocese of Cartago in Costa Rica is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province covering all Costa Rica of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica . Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de El Carmen, dedicated to Our Lady of Carmel, in Cartago, Cartago province, central Costa Rica. It also has two Minor Basilicas: the Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, in Tejar; and the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles, dedicated to Our Lady of Angels, both in Cartago.

The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (Our Lady of the Angels Basilica) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Costa Rica, located in the city of Cartago and dedicated to the Virgen de los Pardos, officially known as Virgen de los Ángeles (the Lady of the Angels). The basilica was built in 1639 and was partially destroyed by an earthquake. The basilica has since been restored and constitutes a unique mix of colonial architecture as well as 19th-century Byzantine style; the current building dates back to 1939. The Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels is consecrated to the Virgin of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, a small representation of the Virgin Mary carrying the infant Jesus, said to have been discovered by a peasant girl in Cartago.

Oriental is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.

Hospital Max Peralta is a hospital in Cartago, Costa Rica. It is named after Dr. Maximiliano Peralta Jimenez who graduated from Jefferson Medical College (now Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University) in Philadelphia in 1894. It has 633 beds but often suffers from equipment shortages.

Occidental is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.

Estadio Jose Rafael "Fello" Meza Ivankovich is a multi-use stadium in Cartago, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.S. Cartaginés. The stadium holds 8350 people and was built in 1949.

San Rafael is a district of the Oreamuno canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.

The Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC) (Spanish: Tecnológico de Costa Rica) is a university in Costa Rica specializing in engineering and advanced science and research, modeled as an institute of technology. Its main campus is located in the Dulce Nombre district of Cartago canton in the Cartago Province of Costa Rica, 24 km (15 mi) east of the capital San José.The TEC is a national autonomous institution of higher education, dedicated to teaching, research and extension in technology and associated sciences. It was created by Law No. 4777 on 10 June 1971. The TEC offers undergraduate and graduate studies in fields including engineering (construction, industrial production, electronics, industrial maintenance, biotechnology, mechatronics, computers), computer science and business management.

San Nicolás is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.

Ochomogo is a location in the province of Cartago, Costa Rica. It is in a mountain pass between the cities of San José and Cartago. It was the site of the Battle of Ochomogo (5 April 1823) between those who wanted Costa Rica to join the newly formed First Mexican Empire and those who preferred independence.

The Ochomogo War was a civil war fought in Costa Rica, the first in its history, and was fought shortly after the country became independent from Spain. The most important event was the Battle of Ochomogo (5 April 1823) which was fought on Ochomogo Hill, from which it takes it name, to the west of Cartago, Costa Rica. Republican militia from San José and Alajuela led by Gregorio José Ramírez defeated conservative forces from Cartago, the colonial capital, who supported making Costa Rica part of the new Mexican Empire. The Republicans won the battle and San José became capital of the country, which remained independent within the Federal Republic of Central America.