| |  | | | Costa Rica | Latitude: 9.933333 N Longitude: -84.08333 W Capital: San Jose | | | | | | | | Travel in Costa Rica A total of 50 members have visited 116 locations in Costa Rica. Together they have written 198 travel stories and uploaded 1265 pictures from Costa Rica. Last visit in Costa Rica was made 2008-04-22 by ashby74 who was in Samara. Have you been to Costa Rica? Click here to join and share your pictures and stories. |
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Short introduction to Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has achieved a relatively high standard of living. Land ownership is widespread. Tourism is a rapidly expanding industry.
Source: World Factbook |
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Travel stories from Costa Rica  | Christmas Eve followed by ..... | | For some reason I always seem to get sick at some point around Christmas / New Year, it´s a given. I even had an email from Alan asking if I´d felt ill yet, I replied, "no, not yet, but there´s still ... |
| | | |  | Crossing borders | | We arrived after some changes of bus, and a valley full of hairpins (burp) at the bordercrossing with Costa Rica. This was a crossing not often used, we got out Panama no problem. But arriving in Cost... |
| | | |  | Into the Turtle Volunteering Routine | | After that first night of working 6 hours, we were all pretty exhausted the next morning to be sure. We adjusted for the next couple of days and would have late breakfasts, usually at 10 (earliest) or... |
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