San Juan is a district of the Santa Bárbara canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.

[1][2] Like the rest of the canton, before the Spanish settlers came, Santa Bárbara was originally occupied by the Huetares, an indigenous tribe.

[10] The episode described several cottage industries in the district, including an agricultural producer and an ice-cream maker, as well as a country house in the traditional Costa Rican adobe and cane style.

[11] Colegio Bilingüe Nueva Esperanza, founded in 1993,[12] was the first private technical school in the country, meaning students received specialized in computer skills.

In 2012, resident Noelia Villalobos Solórzano received the Panamanian Rubén Darío Prize for her work in education.

[17] An EBAIS, Equipo Básico de Atención Integral en Salud (Basic Medical Care Center), is located in San Juan, serving residents and non-residents of the district.

[11] The canton has investigated the possibility of making microbusiness outreach to the residents of San Juan, especially toward women and artisans.

[4] During the rainy season, San Juan is subject to flooding, as was the case in May 2014 when more than 100 houses were affected by clogged drainage systems.