San Miguel is a name of an angel. In English, this angel is St. Michael. This name is a commonly used in places worldwide. In Costa Rica, you can find several districts with this name. There are total of four San Miguel districts in Costa Rica. The two are located in the province of San Jose and Alajuela, the two major provinces in the country. In this article, the focus is on the San Miguel district as part of the Naranjo canton in the province of Alajuela. There are four rivers running throughout the canton and these are Rio Grande, Rio Espino, Rio Colorado and Rio Molino.
How can you get into this district of San Miguel? As a foreign tourist, your main point of entry is the airport near downtown Alajuela. This is the Juan Santa Maria International Airport. You can easily find cheap flights to San Miguel via this airport. From the airport, you can take the local buses which are stationed just outside the airport. There are shuttle services as well as taxis that you can use to get in to San Miguel. The district of San Miguel is pretty small and hence, you can walk around in exploring it. Of course, you can use the local transportation here in order to get around and taxi is the most common means.
The district itself is pretty small and there is nothing much to do here. You can complete touring the district in a day and most tourists are flocking to Alajuela. What are the tourist destinations in the downtown?
You will probably have hard time looking for hotels in San Miguel and most of the good hotels can be found in Naranjo or in Alajuela. The rates of hotels in these places can range from $50 to as much as $100 per night with good amenities. If you are looking for cheap flights to San Miguel through San Jose or even travel deals, make sure that you take the advantage of the convenience of using online booking sites.
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