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You inquire yourself where is Costa Rica? This wonderful land is positioned between Nicaragua in the Northern part and Panama within the Southern area. The country has coastlines on the Pacific in the Western side and the Caribbean Sea within the eastern side. On both coastlines, you will discover best beaches in Costa Rica, that are well-known as a few of the top for surfing, sport fishing and naturally, scuba diving.

Costa Rica has seven provinces, that are Guanacaste, Alajuela, Limon, Cartago, Puntarenas, San José and Heredia. The capital city of Costa Rica is San José roughly 25% of the state's population lives right here.

Men and women from around the globe come to learn about tropical rain forests, volcanoes, and also the remarkable wildlife. In the meantime all important airlines sell flight tickets to Costa Rica Airports on a number of days during the full week. The biggest Airport is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) next to San José followed by Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) in Liberia. For all people who wish to spend their getaway in Guanacaste, among the very best areas to stay in Costa Rica, Liberia will be the ideal International airport. National Airways like Sansa Air or Nature Air supply flights to nearly all Locations like Tamarindo, Samara, Nosara and several more.

Costa Rica has two seasons, the dry time from November to March as well as the rainy period from April to Oct. The months during which it most rains are generally September and October. The average Costa Rica temperature is 27°C (81°F).

The formal Costa Rica currency is the Costa Rican Colon. The currency code for Colones is CRC, along with the currency symbol is ¢.

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