Costa Rica Reference and Travel Guide

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Overview

Columbus Guides

Costa Rica is a place for the active -

hiking, horse riding, surfing, scuba-diving, fishing and white-water rafting can be indulged in here. There are beautiful beaches and amazing wildlife, with an incredible range of rare birds, butterflies and turtles to seek out. Over a quarter of the country is protected, and it is notable for …

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Overview of Costa Rica

For years, Costa Rica was the well-kept secret of a few biologists, backpackers, and beachcombers, but that's all changed. The secret is out. Today, the country is a major international vacation and adventure-travel destination, and tourism has become the nation's number-one source of …

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Costa Rica

The capital of Costa Rica is on the central plateau of the country, at an altitude of 1,170 m. Founded in 1736 as Villa Nueva, the new town became the country's capital in 1823.

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