The following are the major cities: Heredia, San Francisco, Mercedes.
In term of universities you can find 56 location in the region (like "Edificio de Emprendimiento", "Escuela Nuevos Procesos Industriales", "Edificio Servicio al Usuario"). In term of schools you can find 141 places (like "Escuela La Aurora", "Escuela Santo Tomás", "Colegio Técnico Profesional de Heredia"). For nurseries you have 7 places with "Jardín de Niños Cleto González Víquez", "Little Wonders Preschool and Daycare", "Jardín de Niños Montessori Little Hands" for example. About playgrounds, 5 possibilities exist (like "Playground #1 del Resid, Norte", "The Playground", "Playground #2 del Resid.Norte").
The area offers 355 spots in the "supermarkets" category. For butchers you have 29 locations. You can find 94 bakeries locally like "Leandro", "Musmanni", "Panadería Chantilly"
You can find 130 tourism places locally like "Casa de la Cultura Alfredo González Flores", "Centro de la Cultura Herediana Omar Dengo"
For town halls you have 8 locations. As "Correos de Costa Rica", "DHL", 17 post offices exist in the area. You can find 42 hotels locally like "Hotel Bougainvillea", "Hotel Barceló San José", "Sabana Bed And Breakfast" In term of parks you can find 313 location in the region (like "Parque Quintana Norte", "Hondonada 5 de Octubre", "Parque Johnson"). In term of police stations you can find 31 places (like "Policía Municipal San Pablo", "Policía Municipal", "Delegación Policial Uruca - Mata Redonda"). About banks and/or ATMs, 92 possibilities exist (like "Mutual Alajuela", "Banco de Costa Rica"). For fire stations you have 5 locations. As "Plaza Deportes Colima", "Plaza de Deportes", 89 sport places exist in the area.
About airports, 1 possibilities exist (like "Tobias Bolanos International Airport"). For train stations you have 10 locations. As "Zona Franca Ultrapark 2", "ESPH HEREDIA", "paseo de las flores", 14 charging stations exist in the area. You can find 16 car washes locally like "CleanCar", "Auto Lavado Matamoros", "Baby Car" In term of parkings you can find 54 location in the region (like "Parqueo Megasuper", "ICE - Parqueo Oeste"). For gas stations you have 31 places with "Servicentro Tournón", "Gas Caribe", "Delta" for example. About bus, 25 possibilities exist (like "Bus 203: Atenas => San José", "Heredia - Carrizal", "Bus 203: San José => Atenas"). The area offers 5 spots in the "car renting" category.
In term of restaurants you can find 534 location in the region (like "La Terraza", "Don Mayo"). In term of bars/cafes you can find 189 places (like "Katta Pub", "Espalan", "Bar Fofo"). For ice cream vendors you have 17 places with "Pops Pirro", "POPS", "Heladería Garro" for example. About cinemas, 4 possibilities exist (like "Cinemark Multiplaza Escazú", "CCM Cinemas").
The area offers 16 spots in the "veterinarians" category. For hospitals you have 70 locations. As "Clínica Dental", "Clínica Dental B&R", "Dental San Joaquín", 45 dentists exist in the area. In term of pharmacies you can find 62 location in the region (like "Farmacia Fischel", "Sucre", "Farmacia Tibas"). For doctors you have 22 places with "Centro Medico de Radioterapia Irazu", "Centro Médico William Gómez Vargas" for example.