The Calle de la Amargura ("bitterness street") is a small 200 meters long street located in San Pedro, one of the most populated zones in San Jose, Costa Rica. La Calle, as students often call this place, is near to the University of Costa Rica and other important high learning centers including the Universidad Latina.

Services

La Calle has a lot of small stores and establishments where college students come and buy books, print homeworks and get photocopies at reasonable prices.

Night Life

There are many bars and discos like Terra U, Tavarua, Caccio's and Mosaikos where students like to hang out on weekends.

Controversy

La Calle is often referred as a dangerous place by night. Drug smuggling is a very common activity and police officers usually come heavily armed.