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Hi! Welcome to Costa Rica Abroad! This is a very interesting site made for people or families who are wanting to travel to Costa Rica. I hope you find this website to be very helpful while planning your vacation, researching the country, or whatever it is your doing.
Here is what some of this site offers for Costa Rica travelers: Costa Rica Beaches- Do you want a popular beach? Secluded? On the Carribean or Pacific side? Hotels- Where's an inexpensive, decent hotel? Can I have a luxury at an affordable price? Whats the best family oriented hotel? Costa Rica Food- What type of food is commonly eaten (typical meals). Resturants and their location. Drinks. Prices. Best fish? Maps- You can view different maps of Costa Rica. Real Estate- Best RE companies in CR. Whats new or being developed. Types of houses out there. Vacation- How your vacation can be a wide varity of experiences. What to do while in CR to make your vacation unforgettable. Normal prices. Booking hotels, trips, snorkling. Travel- Everything from transportation to leisure activities, like shoping. Surfing- Surfing is very popular in CR. You can look at some of the hot spots for surfing. Fishing- Do you want to go deep sea fishing? Fishing in the carribean? What kind of fish can you catch? What are some of the rules you must follow when fishing in Costa Rica? You can find all this, everything inbetween, and much more on my website! If you would like to request more info, give advice, tell us about your trip, and so on, our contact email is: ashley@costaricaabroad.com.
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*Basic Facts you should know:
Costa Rica is a beautiful country with a large combination of regions. The country can easily be understood if we divide it up into six different regions. Every website devoted to Costa Rica will tell you something different, but I found the country best explained when it was divided up. There is the North Pacific, Central Pacific, South Pacific, North Central, Central Valley, and Caribbean region.
The total area is 50,895 sq kilometers. The capital is San Jose with a total population of around 3 million. Its location is Central America, in-between Nicaragua and Panama (between 8 & 11 degrees north of the equator). More then 90% of Costa Ricans are Roman Catholic. There is no winter or summer as such and most regions have a rainy season from May to November and a dry season from December to April. Annual rainfall averages 100 inches nationwide with some mountainous regions getting as much as 25 feet on exposed eastern slopes. Temperature is more a matter of elevation than location with a mean of around 72 degrees in the Central Valley, 82 degrees on the Atlantic coast and 89 degrees on the Pacific coast.