Costa Rica Travel Guide

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Costa Rica has it all: nowhere else can you gaze upon a volcano while soaking in a hot spring one day, hike deep into a rain forest the next, and end your trip learning to surf at a luxurious seaside resort. Miles of pristine beaches on the Pacific and Caribbean coasts, fabulous national parks with plentiful opportunities for wildlife viewing, and world-renowned eco-lodges have made this one of the hottest destinations around. The welcoming people of Costa Rica, and their mellow pura vida lifestyle, add warmth to every visit.

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Luis César Tejo / Shutterstock 1/43Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste - Costa Rica.

Jarno Gonzalez Zarraonandia / Shutterstock 2/43Celestial blue waterfall in Costa Rica;

Jarno Gonzalez Zarraonandia / Shutterstock 3/43The National Theater in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Peter Guttman/Peterguttman.com 4/43San Jose, Costa Rica

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Sergey Uryadnikov / Shutterstock 6/43The Irazu Volcano is an active volcano in Costa Rica, situated in the Cordillera Central close to the city of Cartago.

Tony Northrup / Shutterstock 7/43Arenal volcano in costa rica with a plume of smoke.

Luis César Tejo / Shutterstock 8/43Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste - Costa Rica.

V Devolder / Shutterstock 9/43Landscape in Tarcoles, Province Puntarenas, Costa Rica. December 2008. ;

RHIMAGE / Shutterstock 10/43Nicoya Peninsula in San Jose, Costa Rica

Kjersti Joergensen / Shutterstock 11/43Waves coming in on the beach in Guanacaste

maxhphoto / Shutterstock 12/43GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA - MAY 25: Playa Tamarindo on May 25, 2012 in Costa Rica. Tamarindo is a beach town located on the Northwest Pacific coast of Costa Rica in the Province of Guanacaste.

Kjersti Joergensen / Shutterstock 13/43White faced Capuchin sitting in a tree, Guanacaste.

© Alfredohr2000 | Dreamstime.com 14/43A stunning view of a red sunset in one of the most famous surfing beachs in Central America. Playa Naranjo in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica is home to this iconic rock that gets its name from the whistle it makes when the wind blows. Photo taken o

Stacy Funderburke / Shutterstock 15/43Dirt Road - Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

(c) Olderen | Dreamstime.com 16/43Tropical beach in Costa Rica.

Jarno Gonzalez Zarraonandia / Shutterstock 17/43Sea turtle diggin in the sand to put her eggs on August 2010, in Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.

Vilainecrevette / Shutterstock 18/43Caribbean house and hut with tropical vegetation, Gandoca Manzanillo national wildlife refuge, Limon, Costa Rica;

Vilainecrevette / Shutterstock 19/43Untouched tropical beach with beautiful vegetation in the national wildlife refuge of Gandoca Manzanillo, Caribbean side of Costa Rica

Tami Freed / Shutterstock 20/43An ariel view of blue ocean water and Tortugas Islands in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica, Central America.

Colin D. Young / Shutterstock 21/43Playa Manuel Antonio & Punta Catedral in Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica.

Sam Chadwick / Shutterstock 22/43Tropical vista in Montezuma, Costa Rica

V Devolder / Shutterstock 23/43Landscape in Tarcoles, Province Puntarenas, Costa Rica. December 2008. ;

Styve Reineck / Shutterstock 24/43The crater and the lake of the Poas volcano in Costa Rica

Vilainecrevette / Shutterstock 25/43Bridge in the jungle of the national park of Cahuita, Caribbean, Costa Rica

Vilainecrevette / Shutterstock 26/43Mantled howler monkey, Alouatta palliata, eating leaf, Cahuita national park, Costa Rica, Central America

Vilainecrevette / Shutterstock 27/43Caribbean house and hut with tropical vegetation, Gandoca Manzanillo national wildlife refuge, Limon, Costa Rica;

Joost van Uffelen / Shutterstock 28/43A three-toed sloth sits in her basket in a Sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica while feeding on green leaves.

JeninVA / Shutterstock 29/43Sunny Costa Rica Tropical Beach and Coastline in Mal Pais

seaburleigh / Shutterstock 30/43Sunset at the beach in Nosara, Costa Rica

Wouter Tolenaars / Shutterstock 31/43Waterfall at the Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Costa Rica

Eduardo Ramirez Sanchez / Shutterstock 32/43At Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Costa Rica, a white horse grazes in a field.

Corinne Vella / Shutterstock 33/43Costa Rica Playa Naranjo beach in Santa Rosa national park

Sylvie Bouchard / Shutterstock 34/43COSTA RICA,LIBERIA, DECEMBER,8, 2013 - Five star Hotel Riu Guanacaste in Costa Rica. Guanacaste is one of the seven provinces and has mainly dry tropical forest.