Atenas
A little Costa Rican highland town in Alajuela province, Atenas centers on a white-towered church with a red-tile roof set among tropical palms, with a café and restaurant scene that outpaces the town's size.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population7,014
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.1 km0.7 mi
Atenas: quick answers
Where is Atenas?
Atenas is in Costa Rica, about 33 km20 miles in a straight line from San José.
How do you get to Atenas?
The nearest airport is San José (Alajuela) (SJO), about 42 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Atenas?
The warmest month is March, averaging 24°C75°F across day and night; the coolest is October, at 21°C71°F. The wettest month is October, with about 480 mm18.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Atenas?
OpenStreetMap lists 8 restaurants, 7 cafés and 8 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Atenas?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Puntarenas, Palmares and Cartago.