Costa Rica Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for Costa Rica's visitors and residents.

NAME IN ENGLISH: Republic of Costa Rica
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Spanish
LOCATION: Central America between the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY: San Jose
GOVERNMENT WEB SITE: presidencia.go.cr
EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON DC: costarica-embassy.org

Tourism:
- Do It in The Americas: Costa Rica Guide
- visitcostarica.com
- lonelyplanet.com - costa rica
- wikipedia.org - tourism in costa rica - category
- wikitravel.org - costa rica
- wikivoyage.org - costa rica

Food:
- skatedancer.com - recipes - by country - costa rica
- wikipedia.org - costa rican cuisine - category

Facts
- BBC Costa Rica Country Profile
- World Fact Book Costa Rica Profile
- wikipedia.org - costa rica - main article
- wikipedia.org - costa rica - more articles
- wikipedia.org - costa rica - category
- wikipedia.org - costa rica - lists
- wikipedia.org - costa rica - outline
- wikipedia.org - costa rica - portal

Countries Bordering Costa Rica:
| Nicaragua | Panama |

Bodies of Water Bordering Costa Rica:
- Caribbean Sea
- Pacific Ocean