Costa Rica

Population: 4.3 million (UN, 2005)
Capital: San Jose
Area: 51,100 sq km (19,730 sq miles)
Major languages: Spanish (official), English
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 81 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 Costa Rican colon = 100 centimos
The Tico Times – English-language weekly

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Costa Rica Photo Guide

Monteverde Cloud Forest Costa Rica

I followed my friend, Irmi, through a world of green, trees and plants of every description filling the air with moist, sultry scents, water trickling down leaves and trunks in ...

Costa Rica Travel Story Brush with Death in Corcovado

In the earlier months of our trip the three of us from Calgary, traveling in Costa Rica together figured out that the jungle held a special allure. We had been ...