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New Mall Touts Itself as ‘Entertainment Center’

A new mall advertised as an entertainment center is expected to open in Grecia, a coffee town northwest of San José, in November.

The Fábrica Centro de Entretenimiento will have two indoor soccer fields, an electronic game center and a movie theater.

It will also feature fast-food restaurants, a supermarket, a sporting goods store, a bank, a gym and a bar, according to spokeswoman Andrea González.

The mall will be located at the Grecia exit off the Bernardo Soto section of the

Inter-American Highway

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