San Joaquín is a district of the Flores canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.

[1][2] The town of San Joaquín de Flores is named after Saint Joachim, Mary's father.

Every rock that is part of the church was carried from Cartago by cart, 87 km away along the current national Route 225.

It has also a cavern with a Lourdes Virgin and armchairs made of stone to sit down and view the garden flowers.

The official San Joaquin primary school is Escuela Estados Unidos de America Liceo Regional de Flores and Colegio Tecnico are the two public high schools located in San Joaquin.