Facts about Costa Rica

Tourist Overview: Costa Rica is one of the best travel destinations in Central America! On a small surface it has everything one could want; eco-tourism being the specialty of the house. Some of the principal mountain ranges are volcanic. Visitors can access many of these sites, scattered throughout the country. In the province of Cartago, not far from the capital of San Jose, you will find Irazú volcano which erupted in the early sixties. Poas volcano, located in the province of Alajuela, has one of the largest active craters in the world. Beautiful forests grow in the crater of the dormant Barva in Heredia. Arenal, a young volcano in the northern part of the country, is constantly active (and is the site of a spa with natural hot springs). The country's highest peak, Mount Chirripo, is not volcanic; it measures 12.412 feet (On a clear day one can see both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans from atop Mt. Chirripo).

The bulk of Costa Rica's borders, sixty-five percent, is made up of coastline. Costa Rica has some of the world's most beautiful and idyllic beaches. Although the coast is not heavily populated, a variety of tourism projects provide access to a great deal of the nation's beach areas. Within Costa Rica, the longest distance you will ever have to travel to get to a beach is 75 miles. So in a way, the country is like a large tropical island. The capital of San Jose is the starting place for exploring the country. It is conveniently located in the center of the country and all the bus lines stop here. The port of Limon on the Caribbean Coast has quite a different atmosphere from the capital. Life is more laid back; reggae is the favorite kind of music. It is a good starting place to explore some of the beaches on the Caribbean.

Location: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama

Size: slightly smaller than West Virginia, United States of America

Climate: tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands

Terrain: coastal plains separated by rugged mountains including over 100 volcanic cones, of which several are major volcanoes

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Regions: Costa Rica is divided into the following regions: Alajuela Cartago Guanacaste Heredia Limon Paquera Puntarenas San Jose

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