Duran Sanatorium

 

If you want to know scary places it's impossible that you haven’t heard about the Duran Sanatorium located 7km north of the city of Cartago and about 18 kilometers southeast of the Irazú Volcano. 


 This abandoned building was created to treat people with tuberculosis the doctor Carlos Duran was the founder of the place.  The Duran Sanatorium was open from 1918 to 1973 after that time with advances in medicine the tuberculosis disease decreased, and the place was abandoned. Due to its history and unique architecture, in 2010 the Duran Sanatorium was  declared a National Heritage.  Nowadays this place is highly visited by tourists around all parts of the country for the background of the place. An interesting fact is that a Costa Rican film was released on October 29, 2010, in this film presented the urban legend behind the  Duran Sanatorium, the film was titled The Sanatorium. A lot of tourists have said that in the place there are different scary apparitions like a woman with pale skin, pure white hair, and wearing a blue dress.   Also, visitors have reported seeing shadow figures in empty areas and apparitions of patients, prisoners, and even children. In addition, today the place is rented for seminars and meetings with a capacity for 125 people, so it has rooms, bathrooms, dining room service and other facilities, and a camping area. Don't miss the opportunity to visit this amazing place.



Bibliography
https://news.co.cr/most-haunted-place-in-costa-rica-duran-sanatorium-near-cartago/12214/
https://www.lateja.cr/tiempo-libre/sanatorio-duran-horarios-servicios-y-8-datos-que/ZNSHFO6XRBHZDOS5V4KJELO3MU/story/


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