The Valle Central (Costa Rica's Central Valley) extends from the city of San Ramón in Alajuela to the west, to the city of Paraíso in Cartago to the east. The mountains surrounding the plateau to the south are part of the Talamanca range. A smaller range, the Cerros de la Carpintera (Carpenter Hills), which run from north to south closer along the border between the provinces of San José and Cartago, divide the valley in two sections.