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Costa Rica
| Location | |
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| Fast Data | |
| Capital city | San Jose |
| State | Presidential Republic |
| Coin | Costa Rican Colon (CRC) |
| Area | 51.100 |
| Population | 4,890,379 (2016 estimate) |
| Language | Spanish |
| Calling Code | 506 |
| Internet TLD | .cr |
THE Costa Rica is a country of her Central America.
At a glance
Appropriate visit period
Costa Rica has a warm and humid climate. Rainfall is abundant in the Caribbean coastal region and in the Nikoya Bay of the Pacific.
Languages
The official language of the state is Spanish.
Areas
| Central plateau In the Central Plateau (Spanish: Meseta Central), which occupies less than one tenth of the country's total area, is home to almost half of Costa Rica 's population. |
| Northern part of the province of Puntarenas |
| Guanacaste |
| Province of Limon |
| North |
| Southern part of the province of Puntarenas |
Important cities
- Πουνταρένας (Spanish: Puntarenas) —
- Liberia (Spanish: Liberia) - Capital of the Province of Guanacaste. It has an international airport
- Puerto Limon (Spanish: Puerto Limón) —
Additional tourist destinations
The most popular forests
- Arenal National Park (Spanish: Arenal) - active volcano
- Wet forest of Monteverde (Spanish: Biological Reserve Bosque Nuboso Monteverde) —
- Santa Rosa National Park (Spanish: Santa Rosa National Park) —
- Corcovado National Park (Spanish: Corcovado National Park) —
The most popular beaches
- Manuel Antonio Beach (Spanish: Manuel Antonio) —
- Montezuma Beach (Spanish: Montezuma) - Beach with affordable prices and popular youth destination.
- Tamarindo beach (Spanish: Tamarindo Beach) —
- Tampor Beach (Spanish: Tambor Beach) —
- Puerto Viejo de Talamanca (Spanish: Puerto Viejo de Talamanca) —
Pictures
- Main destinations in Costa Rica
The Arenal volcano
Tabacon hot springs
Monteverde Forest
Santa Rosa National Park
Corcovado National Park
Manuel Antonio Beach
Montezuma Beach
Tamarindo beach
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
By air
By train
By road
By boat
