Costa Rica
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| Currency | Colones or US dollars |
| Language | Spanish |
| Local time | GMT (London) – 6.00hours |
| Public holidays | Public holidays in Costa Rica link |
| Climate in Costa Rica | Weather in Costa Rica |
| Passport and visa information Costa Rica | Passport and visa information Costa Rica |
Capital San Jose
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Events in Costa Rica
Former Prison Island Gets a Makeover As Costa Rica’s Newest National Park
October 18, 2021 – Hiking, history, and howler monkeys are waiting at Costa Rica’s 30th national park. Once the home of a wildlife refuge and a notoriously brutal prison, Costa Rica’s San Lucas Island now welcomes visitors to discover its new identity as the country’s 30th national park. Costa Rica Located off the Pacific coast […]
Where in the World Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Where does this amazing phenomenon take place? The beach of Ostional in Costa Rica is the scenery for a rarely-seen biological wonder. In rainy season, the week before new moon, hundreds – and sometimes hundreds of thousand sea turtles come to one specific mile of beach at Ostional to dig their eggs into […]
What’s cooking in Costa Rica – PRESTIÑOS (PESTIÑOS)
What’s cooking? World recipes PRESTIÑOS (PESTIÑOS) WHAT ARE PRESTIÑOS?Prestiños (or pestiños) are dough-based deep fried pastry, which originated in Andalucía and are found commonly throughout Southern Spain. They are usually flavored with anise seeds or sesame seeds and the fried pastries are dipped in a honey-based syrup or dusted with sugar. Throughout Spain, various regional […]
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