Santiago is a district and head city of the Puriscal canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.

Juan Cortez de Paja who took a vow of celibacy after an Indian Princess died from Influenza that she had caught from him.

[citation needed] Santiago has an area of 34.52 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,105 metres.

[1] It is located in the coastal mountain range, 42 km southwest of the national capital city of San José and 77 km north of the city of Parrita on the Pacific coast.

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