El General is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.

General Viejo's colonization began at the end of the 19th century.

Also, Marta Durán Elizondo and her husband Trino Montero, who was known as "Don Trino", were one of the few families that founded what is now the population of the General Valley.

[citation needed] El General has an area of 76.35 km2[3] and an elevation of 710 metres.

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