Costa Rica general info

Costa Rica is a small country in Central America with a landmass of 19,700 square miles (51,100 square kilometers). The state of West Virginia is slightly bigger than Costa Rica.

The country is located between Panama to the southeast and Nicaragua to the north and it has two long coastlines, to the east lies the Caribbean Sea and to the west is the Pacific Ocean.

Today, Costa Rica still remains as the safest country in Central America and despite being a small country (the population is approximately 5 millions), it offers a huge variety of fabulous destinations, perfect for everyone. The combination of a great biodiversity, the rainforest, a rich culture, friendly people, different microclimates and beautiful landscapes ranging from active volcanoes to stunning beaches, is the secret to come and enjoy your holidays.

You can experience a great abundance of natural resources, which are all protected by the government in a national park system of protected areas that are home to approximately 5% of the world's biodiversity. These protected areas represent 25% of the national territory and includes 32 national parks, several biological reserves, forest reserves, and wildlife refuges.

The country is the birthplace of ecotourism, for this reason, many of the tours can be enjoyed within its active volcanoes, rainforests, cloud forest, dry forests, rivers, waterfalls, hanging bridges and adventure activities such as Canopy tours and Whitewater rafting.