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Costa Rica is a country in Central America. In the north it borders on Nicaragua and in the south on Panamá. To the west, there is the Pacific Ocean and to the east, the Caribbean Sea.
Cities Alajuela - location of Juan Santamaría International Airport Cartago - Costa Rica's first capital Heredia - Coffee plantations Jacó - Surfing paradise and superb dining Liberia - Location of Danuel Oduber International Airport and gateway to the beaches of Guanacaste Pochote - On Whale Bay, across the Bay from Puntarenas Puerto Limón - Main city on the Caribbean side Puntarenas - Ferry to Nicoya Peninsula Parismina - Village on the Tortuguero Canals Quepos - Central Pacific coast; entry point to Manuel Antonio National Park. San José - The capital. Tamarindo - Small town on the North Pacific coast, famous for its beaches, a popular destination for tourists.Other destinations Arenal Volcano - active volcano Cahuita National Park Chirripo National Park Corcovado National Park Manuel Antonio National Park Pacuare River and Protected Zone Monteverde and Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserves Tapanti National ParkBackgroundCosta Rica is Spanish for rich coast. As such, one can expect to find this place to be the ideal tropical paradise.
Cities Alajuela - location of Juan Santamaría International Airport Cartago - Costa Rica's first capital Heredia - Coffee plantations Jacó - Surfing paradise and superb dining Liberia - Location of Danuel Oduber International Airport and gateway to the beaches of Guanacaste Pochote - On Whale Bay, across the Bay from Puntarenas Puerto Limón - Main city on the Caribbean side Puntarenas - Ferry to Nicoya Peninsula Parismina - Village on the Tortuguero Canals Quepos - Central Pacific coast; entry point to Manuel Antonio National Park. San José - The capital. Tamarindo - Small town on the North Pacific coast, famous for its beaches, a popular destination for tourists.Other destinations Arenal Volcano - active volcano Cahuita National Park Chirripo National Park Corcovado National Park Manuel Antonio National Park Pacuare River and Protected Zone Monteverde and Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserves Tapanti National ParkBackgroundCosta Rica is Spanish for rich coast. As such, one can expect to find this place to be the ideal tropical paradise.
From Wikitravel, the free encyclopedia
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By Going Places user
8 days
we're going to focus on the north-western side of the country with a nice mix of rainforest, volcano, diving, and R&R.
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By AcrossTheWaters
9 days
Adding one day each for travel to & back leaves 7 glorious days in Costa Rica! This is a perfect trip for friends to take because splitting the costs of hotel rooms, and the affordable food prices there can accommodate varying budgets from tight to liberal. Plus, by hiring a personal driver to take you to the different parts of Costa Rica, you remove the worry of car rentals, taxi expense.
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24 people reviewed Costa Rica (1-20 out of 24)
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at 4:50PM May 28, 2008
Costa Rica is a nature lover's playground, we had a 12 days trip. Must see: Arenal Costa Rica's most significant volcano, Tabacon (unique SPA), Monteverde cloud forest (try the bridges and SkyWalk). night tour to see the amazing Tortugas in Tamarindo beach. Costa Rica has a wealth of natural diversity and wildlife and we did see lots of frogs, iguanas, plenty of monkeys (capuchin and red squirrel), sloths, toucans and even the quetzal
* Manuel Antonio is a bit overrated
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at 1:00PM April 4, 2009
Its nice but a bit expense to be in central america
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at 8:30PM November 24, 2008
What a fun trip! It wasn't too rainy and it was warm. I recommend getting a personal driver to take you to different cities. We split the cost and it was definately affordable. I don't know how someone could navigate through those roads!
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at 12:20PM September 28, 2008
This was a great trip. Tons of things to do and nice to get away at the same time. We did so many outdoor things like hang gliding, zip lining, visited the arenal volacno, swamp boat ride, and dipped in the hot springs! We stayed at the Tiujana Hotel and that was great. The people were all nice and friendly everywhere we went. As far as beaches are concerned Jaco beach which is the only one we went to was not really that pretty but overall the trip was a great one.
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at 10:50PM June 10, 2008
one of my favorite places, amazing nature.
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at 12:49AM May 29, 2008
of course, need to go back
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at 4:02PM May 28, 2008
It was the coolest most relaxing place. Tropical and peaceful.
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at 1:59AM November 12, 2008
even the most cynical, angry, high maintenance ass would turn into tree-hugging, wide-eyed, floating Ghandi, here.
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at 12:50PM May 29, 2008
great waves!
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at 10:55AM May 29, 2008
My daughter went in 2006 & said the place was lush, the people simple & very friendly...sounds like a place I need to check out!
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at 6:22AM May 29, 2008
I WILL GO HERE.
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at 5:45AM May 29, 2008
my first college years,my shishi, my beginnings...volcanoes...never forget...PURA VIDA
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at 4:19AM May 29, 2008
Small and diverse, great way to experience Latin America in a relatively short and comfortable family vacation !
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at 3:44AM May 29, 2008
I am dying to go to Costa Rica!
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at 2:55AM May 29, 2008
Wonderful Beaches! We went on our Honeymoon. It was great.
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at 2:36AM May 29, 2008
GO GO GO!!!! Get down to the Osa Penninsula if you have time. Play hard during the day . . . relax at night with great food and great music - it's heaven!!!
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at 12:47AM May 29, 2008
I wanna go.
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at 10:54PM May 28, 2008
want to watch the active volcanoes
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at 6:49PM May 28, 2008
I've been here a couple of times and I just love everything about it, from the natural hot springs, active volcanos and lush jungles to gorgeous beaches and wonderfully kind people...not to mention its comparatively low costs vs. Europe
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at 4:33AM May 28, 2008
only been on the Pacific side. friendly people. beautiful suspension bridges all over the place! very bumpy roads on car rides!
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