The Conservatorio de Castella (Castella Conservatory) is an arts institute located on the Pan American Highway, in Heredia, Costa Rica. In 2016 the school was honored by a Declaratoria de Benemérito de la Patria, (Declaration of Merit of the Homeland), which recognized the historical distinction of the school, and also provided for campuses of the school to be established in each of the seven provinces in Costa Rica.