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Alajuela province is vast, in Costa Rican terms at least, extending from Alajuela town, 20km northwest of San Jose, all the way north to the Nicaraguan border and west to the slopes of Volcan Arenal. Our account deals only with that part of the province on the south side of the Cordillera Central, spanning the area from Alajuela itself to the town of Zarcero, 59km to the northwest in the highlands. Parque Nacional Volcan Poas is the area's principal attraction, while the ride up to the crater gives good views over the whole densely populated and heavily cultivated province, passing flower-growing fincas, fruit farms and the occasional coffee field. People also head out here to see the crafts factories at Sarchi , famous for its coloured wooden ox-carts; Zoo-Ave , the exceptional bird sanctuary and zoo just west of Alajuela on the way to La Garita; the Butterfly Farm at La Guacima; and the popular La Paz Waterfall Gardens .
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