Costa Rica is a country with a diversity of landscapes and climates, including rainforests, volcanoes, and beaches. It has a tropical climate with wet and dry seasons. Some of the main attractions highlighted in the document include the country's natural parks which cover 25% of the land and are home to diverse wildlife, as well as the beaches on the Caribbean and Pacific coasts. The document provides information on the country's culture, traditions, and tourist areas to visit such as Arenal, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio, and hotels recommended in each region.

4. Discover Our Country..

5. Dream Destination...

7. Our Traditions..

8. Folk dances

9. Typical Ox Cart

10. “La Yunta”::
Yoke, pair of oxen

11. National
Flower

12. The country
that has it
all…

15. Important Facts:

16. Costa Rica Map

17.  Extension: 51,100 kms2
Capital: San José
Population: 4.500.000*

19. Tropical Climate

20. The country has more
than 35 microclimates.

21. 

Dry Season:
last days of
November -
Mid May

22.  Green or Rainy Season:
(Mid May – to
Novembers)

23. Political system:
Democracy
Peace Nobel Price 1987
Dr. Oscar Arias Sánchez

24. Currency: Colón
$1= 503.00 colones *
1 euro = 660.00 colones
* March 20th, 2012

25. Credit Cards:
Visa
Master Card
American
Express
Dinners

26. Banking
System::
- Public
- Private

27. Education:
- Private
education
- Estate education

28. Public health care:
Costarican Health Care
1942: the C.C.S.S
is founded System
1961: through
the C.C.S.S public
health care
expands across the
territory.
Nowadays we
have 29 hospitals
in Costa Rica.
Privado Health
care:
hospitals & clínics.

29. 2 International Airports:
1- San José airport: Juan
Santamaría
2- Liberia airport: Daniel Oduber :

30. Airlines: Liberia:
Continental Airlines
• San José: (Houston y Newark)
• Air Canada American Airlines (Miami y
• American Airlines Dallas)
• Continental Airlines Delta Airlines (Atlanta y
• Condor Los Angeles)
• Copa Sky Service (Toronto)
Air Transat (Calgary)
• Delta
Sunwing Air (Toronto)
• Frontier
Air Canada (Toronto)
• Iberia First Choice (Londres)
• Spirit Airlines US Aiways (Charlotte)
• Taca Northwest (Minneapolis)
• US Airways Frontier Airlines (Denver)

31. Photograph: Old Buena Vista
Costa Rica has Headquarter.
NO ARMY,
the army was
abolished on 1948.

32. Costa Rica’s
Advantages as a
Turistic Destination:

33. • Offers a 5% of Worlds
Diversity

34. • Protected areas: (National
Parks, Biologic Reserves, Wildlife
Refugees, among others) reach up
to 25% of national territory, with
a huge variety of impressive flora
and fauna, which has made of
Costa Rica an ECOLOGIC
destination above all.

36. • Small territory offering:
• Tranquil country
• Ideal climate all year long
• National Parks
• Caribbean and Pacific beaches
• Volcanoes
• Bird Observation
• Adventure Sports
• Health Tourism
• Sport Fishing
• Culture
• Aquatic Sports
• Its people: kind, friendly and very
educated.
• Diverse and fresh gastronomy

38. •Volcanoes:
- 5 are active:
Poás, Arenal, Irazú, Rincón de la Vieja
and Turrialba, fumaroles, mud pots, geysers, waterfalls,
bird watching, thermal waters..

39. • All type
Tourism

40. Health Tourism,
aventure-rafting, surf, safaris,
canopies, aquatic sports,
diving, biking, horse back
riding, hikings, sport fishing.

41. Culture: popular
traditions, particular
celebrations: “tope”,
carnivals, art festivals,
among others.

42. Its People

43. Our people: kind,
educated, and
speaks several
languages.

44. Combined Stays:
• mountain &
beaches
• Beaches &
national parks
• city, 1 day
excursions &
beaches

45. Hotels for all taste
and budget:

46. Grano de Oro Hotel

47. Real Intercontinental
Hotel

48. Lapa Ríos Hotel

49. Radisson Hotel

50. • Peaceful
country,
without conflicts.

53. Touristic areas

54. Central Valley

55. Central area of the
country:

56. Recommended
Hotels at Central
Valley:

57. Grano de Oro Hotel

58. Real Intercontinental
Hotel

59. Mariott San Jose Hotel

60. Radisson Hotel

61. Tortuguero

62. Recommended
Hotels at
Tortuguero:

63. Pachira Lodge Hotel

64. Mawamba Lodge
Hotel

65. Evergreen Hotel

66. Manatus Hotel

67. Tortuguero Canals

71. South Caribbean
Punta Uva
Gandoca

72. Recommended
Hotels at South
Caribbean:

73. Le Camaleon Hotel

74. Cariblue Hotel

75. Turrialba

76. Tours at
Turrialba:
Mountain Bike * Canyoning* Turrialba Volcano* Guayabo
National Park* Horseback Riding

77. Recommended
Hotels at
Turrialba:

78. Guayabo Hotel

79. Villa Florencia Hotel

80. Pacuare Lodge Hotel

81. Sarapiquí

82. Tours at Sarapiquí:
Rafting * Kayaks* Canopy* Mountain Bike* Horseback Riding*
Tubing*

83. Recommended
Hotels at
Sarapiquí:

84. Selva Verde Hotel

85. La Quinta Hotel

86. Arenal

87. Arenal Volcano

88. Activities

89. Recommended
Hotels at Arenal:

90. The Springs Hotel

91. Nayara Hotel

92. Arenal Kioro Hotel

93. Royal Corin Hotel

94. Arenal Manoa Hotel

95. Monteverde

96. Recommended
Hotels at
Monteverde:

97. Cloud Forest Lodge
Hotel

98. El Establo Hotel

99. Fonda Vela Hotel

100. Poco a Poco Hotel

101. North Pacific:

102. Recommended
Hotels at North
Pacific:

103. Four Seasons Hotel

104. J.W Marriott Hotel

105. Westin Hotel

106. Punta Islita Hotel

107. Cala Luna Hotel

108. L’Acqua Viva Hotel

109. Tamarindo Diria Hotel

110. Flamingo Hotel

111. Hoteles que Componen el Proyecto Turístico Golfo
de Papagayo:
* Allegro Resort Papagayo
* Occidental Grand Papagayo
* Casa Conde del Mar
* Hilton Papagayo Resort
* Four Seasons Resort
* Villas Sol Playa Hermosa
•Sol Papagayo Resort

112. Central Pacific:

113. Los Sueños Marriott
Hotel

114. Villa Caletas & Zephyr
Palace Hotel

115. Manuel Antonio:

116. Arenas del Mar Hotel

117. El Parador Hotel

118. South Pacific:

119. Corcovado National Park

120. Recommended
Hotels at South
Pacific:

121. Lapa Rios Hotel

122. Casa Corcovado Hotel

123. Cristal Ballena Hotel

124. Luxury Car Rental
For private
transportation

125. Luxury
Transportation

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