COSTA RICA

About Costa Rica

•Capital: San José. •Official language: Spanish •It is a democratic republic. •The local currency is colón•Main airport: Juan Santamaria International Airport, only twenty minutes away from San José.

Climate• The climate is

Tropical year round. However, the country has many microclimates depending on each particular region.  

• Seasons: – Dry season:

December to April – Rainy season: May to

November

Why visit Costa Rica?

• Visitors can enjoy the country's majestic volcanoes, Pacific and Caribbean beaches, tropical dry, wet, and rain forests

• Costa Rica has some of the best beaches in the world

• It has about 5% of the earth's biodiversity, protected by the National System of Conservation Areas, preserving a total of 25% of the national territory.

• It is one of the world's most popular destinations for eco-tourists

Variety of activities

South Pacific• National parks: Chirripó

(highest mountain: 3,820 m), Corcovado, La Amistad

• Perfect for birding, fly fishing and mountain trekking

Caribbean

Coast• The Limon Province• Tortuguero National park:

egg-laying of the marine turtles

• Hiking, boating, bird and wild life watching

Central Valley• Costa Rica main citys: San José and Cartago

• National Parks and main volcanos: • Turrialba• Irazú, with a green crater lake• Poás, with fumaroles and

small eruptions

Northern Region• Arenal Volcano

National Park• The Sarapiqui river

North Pacific• Guanacaste region• The Rio Celeste • Monteverde forest

Central Pacific• Puntarenas is the

surfers Paradise: Mata Limón, Playa Hermosa, Tamarindo...

• Manuel Antonio National Park

Mammals: jaguar, monkeys, sloths, armadillo...

Birds

Yigüirro, quetzal, colibri

Costa Rican Cuisine

Gallo pinto

Casado

Salsa Lizano

Drinks• Most places have

potable water• Refrescos are

beverages made from fresh fruit guanabana, watermelon, blackberry, strawberry, and passion fruit, sugar and either water or milk.

• The national drink is called guaro, which is made from fermented sugar cane.

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