09/06/2026
10 FACTS ABOUT COSTA RICA 🇨🇷
Thinking about visiting Costa Rica? Here are 10 things you should know before you go!
1. 🇨🇷 The food is AMAZING. Seriously, some of the best food you’ll ever eat. Fresh, flavorful, and simple.
2. 🐒 Howler monkeys can sound like they weigh 800 pounds, but they’re actually surprisingly small! Their roar is WAY bigger than they are.
3. 🌋 Costa Rica has more than 100 volcanoes, with several still considered active.
4. 🌊 You can visit both the Pacific Ocean AND the Caribbean Sea in the same country.
5. 🌿 About 25% of Costa Rica’s land is protected through national parks, wildlife refuges, and other conservation areas.
6. 🌺 “Pura Vida” is more than a saying. It’s a way of life centered around enjoying life and appreciating the moment.
7. ☕ Costa Rican coffee is world famous, and having a fresh cup here is an experience all its own.
8. 🦜 Costa Rica is packed with wildlife, including toucans, scarlet macaws, monkeys, iguanas, and hundreds of other species.
9. 🏖️ You can go from rainforest to beach to mountains all in the same day. Costa Rica packs a LOT into one small country.
10. 💳 When you arrive in Costa Rica, you don’t necessarily need to exchange money right away. Most places accept major credit cards, and cash is widely accepted too. U.S. dollars are also commonly accepted in many tourist areas.
Save this for your next Costa Rica trip! 🇨🇷
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