A summary of several thousand comments from visitors on the Costa Rica Travel Group when asked what they should have brought on vacation. leave it | bring it | on both lists | full packing list |...
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The items on this list can be checked off in a few minutes but if you discover something that needs doing don’t wait until the last minute to be sure you’re ready to visit Costa Rica. checkli...
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Alert: The ferry service from Puntarenas to/from Paquera has been resumed. It was closed for several weeks after the Naviera Tambor Ferry crashed into and damaged the dock at Paquera in early Apr...
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Shortcuts – boating across may be much faster than driving around a body of water in Costa Rica. For example the boat ride across the Gulf of Nicoya from Jacó on the mainland to Montezuma on...
ATMs in Costa Rica dispense both of the widely accepted currencies (colones and dollars), and are the most common way for travelers to access cash. zero fees | reduced fees | safety | empty & bro...
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Using the simple strategy below can save travelers hundreds of dollars/euros/pounds on a Costa Rica vacation. Money – Cash/Credit/Debit Cards The lowest transactional cost, safest and most conv...
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The diversity found on the Osa peninsula is not surpassed by any region of similar size anywhere on earth. Gary Hartshorn’s enthusiasm was only exceeded by the forest’s when he wrote in Costa...
https://costa-rica-guide.com/nature/national-parks/corcovado/
– advance ticket purchase required – ara—peak of tzu—thunder The last time Volcán Irazú awoke was in the first half of the 1960’s, when, for four years it showered the residents of Ca...
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– advance ticket purchase required – This is the northernmost Pacific coastal rain forest remaining intact in Costa Rica, and is the transition zone into the tropical dry forests of the north...
Tickets must be purchased in advance online! …the park is closed on Tuesdays …no food permitted, water in reusable bottles only Manuel Antonio is the most popular National Park with Ticos. On...
https://costa-rica-guide.com/nature/national-parks/manuel-antonio/