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

[1][2] Pacayas has an area of 29.68 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,735 metres.

[1] For the 2011 census, Pacayas had a population of 5,628 inhabitants.

[6] The district is covered by the following road routes: It is the home of the cooperative Coopebaires R. L., the main wholesale distributor of potatoes, carrots, broccoli and other fresh vegetables in the north region of Cartago Province.

[7] This Costa Rican location article is a stub.