This Costa Rican Town Has More Dogs Than People

Territorio de Zaguates or "Land of the Strays", located in the mountains of Santa Bárbara in Costa Rica's Heredia province, is a dog sanctuary

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The small heaven for dogs houses more then 1000 dogs, according to Vice

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The privately funded is a "No-Kill" shelter that has been standing for 16 years, thanks to founders Lya Battle and Alvaro Saumet

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The extraordinary dog shelter is located in the mountains above Heredia Costa Rica an hour from downtown San José

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According to the website, they sterilice all incoming dogs, just like any other shelter 

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The famous walks with the pack are free and open to the public

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The main purpose of the park is to bring attention to Costa Rica's stray dog problem, Global Citizen reported

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The housing area features cozy bedding for all the pups plus feeding and bathing stations

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Territorio de Zaguates has enclosed facilities for the dogs

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