| Costa Rica is an absolutely tremendous travel | | | | from travelers because most of them head to the |
| destination for travelers to Central America. If you | | | | coasts to enjoy the beaches and beautiful weather. |
| are going, there are some basic things you need to | | | | Costa Rica is a diverse country when it comes to |
| know about the country. | | | | geography. The south is immersed in deep rain |
| Costa Rica is one of the better off countries in | | | | forests while the far north tends to be more arid. |
| Central America from an economic point of view. | | | | The Midwestern part of the country is very |
| Earnings are about double of the countries around it. | | | | mountainous with stunning views, particularly as you |
| As a result, the people are friendly and issues such as | | | | head towards the coast line. A line of volcanoes run |
| crime are no more significant than in most people. | | | | north to south more or less through the center of |
| Costa Rica is also unique in that it has no standing | | | | the country. |
| military force. | | | | From a client standpoint, the country is complex. The |
| Costa Rica is a predominantly Roman Catholic | | | | wet season on the Pacific coast tends to run from |
| country, a trend you find through most of Central | | | | May to November. In October, it pretty much pours |
| America. The country also invests heavily in education | | | | each and every day. On the east coast, however, |
| with literacy rates in the high 90s. The country is a | | | | the wettest months tend to run from November |
| democracy with elections being held every four | | | | through January. The rest of the country has similar |
| years. Spanish is the dominant language, but English, | | | | variations. If you are going to travel to Costa Rica, it |
| Italian and German are spoken, particularly in tourist | | | | is important that you find out what the weather will |
| areas. | | | | be like in the particular areas you want to visit. |
| For population purposes, Costa Rica is somewhat of | | | | All and all, Costa Rica should be at the top of your list |
| a hidden country. The vast majority of people live in | | | | of places to visit. It is a beautiful country with very |
| the internal area of the country around the largest | | | | friendly people. |
| city of San Jose. These people tend to be "hidden" | | | | |