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
Road Junky has 4 Costa Rica articles. Scroll down to view.
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 ...
An Archaelogical Journey of Mud and Life in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is rapidly becoming the Central American watering hole for fat, aging gringos of small town America who isolate themselves in huge houses built with cheap, local labor . ...
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 ...
