About Escazu, Costa Rica
Nestled on the hillsides, Escazú is a small, colonial town overlooking the beauty that Costa Rica is known to offer its residents and visitors: volcanic mountain chains and green grassy foothills. Always considered a great location for rest and relaxation, Escazú, derived from the indigenous word "Izt-kat-zu", meaning "resting stone," was where the traveling Indians would stop and rest in between villages.
Legend holds that the town was originally known as “La Ciudad de las Brujas,” or The City of Witches, due to the indigenous people’s use of the local herbs for healing. This legendary tag led to the municipal seal illustrating a witch on a broomstick flying over the mountainous terrain and the local soccer team adopting the name Brujas (Witches) F.C.
Escazú follows the Central Standard time zone 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time. Costa Rica does not use daylight saving time, so the time difference is an additional hour April through October.
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