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Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Whenever I travel to a new country, I want to find out everything there is about that country. So I don’t miss out on anything while I’m there. Below are all the details you could want about Costa Rica. Learn about their climate, the primary language spoken, the culture, read my blog posts. Are you checking off your UNESCO World Heritage Sites from your bucket list? The sites for Costa Rica are listed below. Learn how to call Costa Rica or make calls when you are abroad. Then book the place you want to stay, your transportation, tours, events & festivals. Pick up the clothes and travel gear you need and find out how to stay safe in your travels. You can do all this right from this page. Have a great trip! Hopefully I’ll see you in my travels. If not…….there’s always a postcard!

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Travel To Costa Rica’s 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites


Listed Below Are The Places You’ll Want To Check Off On Your Bucket List – These Are The UNESCO World Heritage Sites For Costa Rica and Where They’re Located

  1. Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves/La Amistad National Park: Provincias de Bocas del Toro y Chiriqui, Panama; San Jose, Cartago, Limon and Puntarenas Provinces, Costa Rica
  2. Cocos Island National Park: Province of Puntarenas, South Eastern Tropical Pacific
  3. Area de Conservación Guanacaste: Guanacaste and Alajuela provinces
  4. Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís:
    N8 54 41 W83 28 39

For detailed information about each site go to https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/

  • Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
  • Cocos Island National Park
  • Area de Conservación Guanacaste
  • Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís

Travel List For Costa Rica: All The Things You Want To Know About Costa Rica

Time Zone: UTC – 6 (CST)

Climate: Costa Rica has a tropical and sub tropical climate. It is cooler in the highlands. From December to April is the dry season with May to November being its rainy season.

Population: There were 4,987,142 people living in Costa Rica estimated in July 2018.

Language: Costa Rica’s official and predominant language is Spanish, a form of Central American Spanish.

Currency: Costa Rican Colón (CRC)

Government Type: The Republic of Costa Rica is a Presidential Republic.

Religion: In Costa Rica the state religion is Roman Catholicism, Christianity is the largest religion in the country.

Calling Code: From the Us & Canada Dial 011 + 506 + the phone number

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Hi! I'm Jeannine. An empty-nester who spent a lifetime traveling. Seeking out that next great adventure has been my passion. I specialize in finding those budget-friendly epic getaways with unique adventures and iconic tours for all of us. Hopefully, I'll see you in my travels... if not, there's always a postcard!

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