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Why Choose Costa Rica?
When people hear “Costa Rica”, images of a tropical paradise come to mind. Whether it’s the rainforest, beach, jungle, volcanoes, wildlife, the friendly locals, or the slower pace of life that draws over 2 million visitors yearly, Costa Rica has become the most visited Central American country there is. Why Choose Costa Rica you ask, keep on reading to find out.
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Top Ten Costa Rican Info Sites
Check out the list below for the best Costa Rica-related sites that you need to keep you informed and up to date with all things Tico
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Costa Rica Guidebooks
Costa Rica is a great subject for reading material! From the best travel guides to Costa Rica-based literature, check out this selection of Costa Rica Guidebooks below:
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News Costa Rica
Keep up to date with what’s happening in Costa Rica. Stay in touch with the following links:
The Tico Times: http://www.ticotimes.net/
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Costa Rica Capital
The city of San José became the Costa Rican capital in the year 1823, after a long period during which it had lacked proper legal administration. The city had been founded almost a century before in 1738, when a group of missionaries built a chapel to concentrate the inhabitants of the Aserrí Valley. With the help of the city of Cartago, which served as Costa Rican capital originally, the settlers slowly built the city of San Jose.
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How to Call
Costa Rica has an international country code of 506 (the US country code is 1), and anyone calling Costa Rica from outside the country needs to apply this code.
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Time in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is situated on Central America, and follows (along with Mexico, Guatamala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua) the North American Central Standard Time (CST) – 6 hours behind GMT.
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Top Costa Rica Facts
Costa Rica is small on size but big on things that we bet you didn’t know before! Keep on reading to find out what Costa Ricans like to eat and what they call themselves…
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Playa Tambor
Playa Tambor is located in the Nicoya Peninsula, in the province of Puntarenas. It is set along the large and quiet Bahia Ballena, which means Whale Bay, by a lush green valley. The gentle giants used to gather in the warm waters of the bay during the dry season, sadly rising coastal activities has driven them away and they are seldom seen these days.
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