National Tertiary Route 417, or just Route 417 ( es, Ruta Nacional Terciaria 417, or ) is a
National Road Route of
Costa Rica
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, located in the
Cartago province.
Description
It is the main access to
Turrialba Volcano National Park, coming from
Route 219 which in turn is the main access to
Irazú Volcano National Park
Irazú Volcano National Park, or in Spanish the , is a National Park in the Central Conservation Area of Costa Rica that encompasses the area around the Irazú Volcano in Cartago Province which incorporates what used to be the Ruben Torres Rojas F ...
.
In
Cartago province the route covers
Turrialba canton (
Santa Cruz district),
Alvarado canton (
Pacayas,
Capellades
Capellades () is a town in Catalonia, Spain, located in the south of the comarca of Anoia, some sixty metres above the Anoia river where it cuts through the Catalan Coastal Range. The C-15 trunk road from Vilafranca del Penedès and the FGC rail ...
districts).
History
As of December 2020 there is a conflict of interests between the owners of a farm, whom want to declare the route private, and the government. So an alternative route to the national park is signaled along the way.
References
Highways in Costa Rica
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