Alvarado is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.

[1] Alvarado has an area of 81.06 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,610 metres.

[2] The defunct Atlantic railway line delineates a portion of the southern boundary of the oval-shaped canton, along with the Reventazón River.

The Turrialba River on the east and the Birrís River on the west help establish the canton's northern limits, which reach into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range).

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