This wide spectrum of heights provides to marked and well defined climatic subregions within the greater Atenas area.

It is located in a prosperous agricultural area which hosts a weekly farmer's market on Thursday afternoons and Friday mornings.

In mid-October 2011, a major landslide occurred on the Atenas exit of Autopista del Sol.

The exit has since re-opened improving travel time to San José, Escazú and Pacific beaches.

[7] The district is covered by the following road routes: This Costa Rican location article is a stub.