Discover Our Country..

Dream Destination...

Our Traditions..

Folk dances

Typical Ox Cart

“La Yunta”:: Yoke, pair of oxen

National

Flower

The country

that has it

all…

Important Facts:

Costa Rica Map

Extension: 51,100 kms2

Capital: San José

Population: 4.500.000*

Tropical Climate

The country has more

than 35 microclimates.

Dry Season: last days of November - Mid May

Green or Rainy Season: (Mid May – to Novembers)

Political system:

Democracy

Peace Nobel Price 1987

Dr. Oscar Arias Sánchez

Currency: Colón

$1= 503.00 colones *

1 euro = 660.00 colones

* March 20th, 2012

Credit Cards:

Visa

Master Card

American Express

Dinners

Banking System::

- Public - Private

Education: - Private education - Estate education

Public health care:

1942: the C.C.S.S

is founded 1961: through

the C.C.S.S public health care

expands across the territory.

Nowadays we have 29 hospitals

in Costa Rica.

Privado Health care:

hospitals & clínics.

Costarican Health Care

System

2 International Airports:

1- San José airport: Juan Santamaría

2- Liberia airport: Daniel Oduber :

• San José:

• Air Canada

• American Airlines

• Continental Airlines

• Condor

• Copa

• Delta

• Frontier

• Iberia

• Spirit Airlines

• Taca

• US Airways

Liberia:

Continental Airlines

(Houston y Newark)

American Airlines (Miami y

Dallas)

Delta Airlines (Atlanta y

Los Angeles)

Sky Service (Toronto)

Air Transat (Calgary)

Sunwing Air (Toronto)

Air Canada (Toronto)

First Choice (Londres)

US Aiways (Charlotte)

Northwest (Minneapolis)

Frontier Airlines (Denver)

Airlines:

Photograph: Old Buena Vista

Headquarter.

Costa Rica has NO ARMY,

the army was abolished on 1948.

Costa Rica’s

Advantages as a

Turistic Destination:

• Offers a 5% of Worlds

Diversity

• Protected areas: (National

Parks, Biologic Reserves, Wildlife

Refugees, among others) reach up

to 25% of national territory, with

a huge variety of impressive flora

and fauna, which has made of

Costa Rica an ECOLOGIC

destination above all.

• Small territory offering:

• Tranquil country

• Ideal climate all year long

• National Parks

• Caribbean and Pacific beaches

• Volcanoes

• Bird Observation

• Adventure Sports

• Health Tourism

• Sport Fishing

• Culture

• Aquatic Sports

• Its people: kind, friendly and very

educated.

• Diverse and fresh gastronomy

•Volcanoes:

- 5 are active:

Poás, Arenal, Irazú, Rincón de la Vieja

and Turrialba, fumaroles, mud pots, geysers, waterfalls,

bird watching, thermal waters..

• All type

Tourism

Health Tourism,

aventure-rafting, surf, safaris,

canopies, aquatic sports,

diving, biking, horse back

riding, hikings, sport fishing.

Culture: popular traditions, particular celebrations: “tope”, carnivals, art festivals, among others.

Its People

Our people: kind, educated, and speaks several

languages.

Combined Stays:

• mountain & beaches

• Beaches & national parks • city, 1 day excursions &

beaches

Hotels for all taste

and budget:

Grano de Oro Hotel

Real Intercontinental

Hotel

Lapa Ríos Hotel

Radisson Hotel

• Peaceful country, without conflicts.

Touristic areas

Central Valley

Central area of the

country:

Recommended

Hotels at Central

Valley:

Grano de Oro Hotel

Real Intercontinental

Hotel

Mariott San Jose Hotel

Radisson Hotel

Tortuguero

Recommended

Hotels at

Tortuguero:

Pachira Lodge Hotel

Mawamba Lodge

Hotel

Evergreen Hotel

Manatus Hotel

Tortuguero Canals

South Caribbean

Punta Uva

Gandoca

Recommended

Hotels at South

Caribbean:

Le Camaleon Hotel

Cariblue Hotel

Turrialba

Tours at

Turrialba:

Mountain Bike * Canyoning* Turrialba Volcano* Guayabo

National Park* Horseback Riding

Recommended

Hotels at

Turrialba:

Guayabo Hotel

Villa Florencia Hotel

Pacuare Lodge Hotel

Sarapiquí

Tours at Sarapiquí:

Rafting * Kayaks* Canopy* Mountain Bike* Horseback Riding*

Tubing*

Recommended

Hotels at

Sarapiquí:

Selva Verde Hotel

La Quinta Hotel

Arenal

Arenal Volcano

Activities

Recommended

Hotels at Arenal:

The Springs Hotel

Nayara Hotel

Arenal Kioro Hotel

Royal Corin Hotel

Arenal Manoa Hotel

Monteverde

Recommended

Hotels at

Monteverde:

Cloud Forest Lodge

Hotel

El Establo Hotel

Fonda Vela Hotel

Poco a Poco Hotel

North Pacific:

Recommended

Hotels at North

Pacific:

Four Seasons Hotel

J.W Marriott Hotel

Westin Hotel

Punta Islita Hotel

Cala Luna Hotel

L’Acqua Viva Hotel

Tamarindo Diria Hotel

Flamingo Hotel

Hoteles que Componen el Proyecto Turístico Golfo

de Papagayo:

* Allegro Resort Papagayo

* Occidental Grand Papagayo

* Casa Conde del Mar

* Hilton Papagayo Resort

* Four Seasons Resort

* Villas Sol Playa Hermosa

•Sol Papagayo Resort

Central Pacific:

Los Sueños Marriott

Hotel

Villa Caletas & Zephyr

Palace Hotel

Manuel Antonio:

Arenas del Mar Hotel

El Parador Hotel

South Pacific:

Corcovado National Park

Recommended

Hotels at South

Pacific:

Lapa Rios Hotel

Casa Corcovado Hotel

Cristal Ballena Hotel

Luxury Car Rental

For private

transportation

Luxury

Transportation

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