| When traveling it is essential to plan
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| | season and the green season (or rainy
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| ahead, so when you arrive at your
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| | season). The dry season is from December
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| destination, you lessen the chances of
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| | to March. The dry season is the busiest
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| being at a loss of what to do. Knowledge
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| | time in Costa Rica. Prices are much
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| gained from others travel can be
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| | higher and it is harder to find a place
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| invaluable, especially when planning to
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| | to stay. Now in the green season you will
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| travel to somewhere you have never been
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| | find much cheaper prices. The green
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| before. The advice on this page is
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| | season is from April to November. During
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| helpful to everyone planning a trip to
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| | the rainy season it generally rains for a
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| Costa Rica.
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| | few hours and then clears up.
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| Money
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| | Traveling within Costa Rica
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| The money used in Costa Rica is called
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| | Bus - You can catch one to most parts of
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| colons. You can change dollars into
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| | the country. There are a few places where
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| colons at the airports in San Jose and
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| | the bus comes only once a day though…
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| local banks. The exchange rates can be
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| | Cab - There are red cabs throughout the
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| from the low 200s to 400s colons for each
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| | country. If the cab driver tells you the
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| US dollar. (Now everywhere in Costa Rica
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| | meter is broker, just get out. First it
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| you can buy or pay in US dollars, but I
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| | is illegal for a cab driver to drive with
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| think things are cheaper if you pay in
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| | a broken meter in Costa Rica; secondly he
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| colons.) Other ways you might get colons
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| | might just be trying to rip you off.
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| is if you pay for something in US
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| | Renting a Car - You can rent a car, but
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| dollars, you will receive change in
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| | to me personally I would find driving in
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| colons. During my stay at Costa Rica, I
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| | Costa Rica difficult, since I'm not from
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| once paid a cab driver in US money, and I
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| | the country and it seems there are a lack
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| received change in the local currency.
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| | of street signs. Also the prices for a
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| You should also make sure your dollars
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| | car rental can be pretty expensive.
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| are not torn. Local banks and businesses
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| | Local airlines - You can catch local
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| do not accept torn US dollars. I tried to
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| | flights to places throughout Costa Rica.
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| exchange a torn $50 bill, and the bank
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| | They are regularly scheduled and
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| would not accept it!
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| | reasonably inexpensive.
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| -Bringing Money
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| | Cities and Towns
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| On my trip I brought my money half in
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| | Cities in Costa Rica are San jose (The
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| dollars and the other half in American
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| | Capital) Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia,
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| Express cheques. When a traveler cheque
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| | Jaco, Liberia, Manuel Antonio, park,
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| is used there will be a commission fee.
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| | Pochote, Puerto Limon, Puntarenas,
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| When to visit/weather
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| | Parismina, and Tamarindo.
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| Costa Rica has two seasons - the dry
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