The colonial city of Heredia is home to the National University and close to the airport and the capital city of San José. Known as the "City of Flowers", (reputedly more for its beautiful women than for its vegetation!), Heredia and its surrounding areas provide the convenience and manageability of a medium-sized city (pop. 75,000) in an environment that has escaped to a large extent the normal urban problems affecting the capital. Heredia is an important cultural center for Costa Rica, and has managed to retain a typical Latin American "pueblo" feel despite increasing modernization. The colonial church and its central plaza are still a favorite meeting place for Heredia's inhabitants, old and young.

Intercultura's central location within the city gives students easy access on foot to shops, entertainment and transportation. At the same time, the tranquility and natural beauty of the mountains is only a few minutes away by taxi or bus. In the downtown area students are usually no more than a 5 minute walk from a variety of services, including: sports center and Olympic-size swimming pool, Internet cafés, gyms, bars, restaurants, discotheques, the National University's theatre and grounds, the post office, banks, clinics and travel agencies.