Costa Rica visa and entry requirements: who needs a visa, why the length of stay is granted at the border rather than fixed in advance, and the onward-ticket and passport-validity questions that catch travelers out.
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Costa Rica weather: how altitude and the mountain spine produce radically different conditions within short distances, what the green season really feels like, and what to expect on each coast.
Costa Rica currency and money: how the colón and the US dollar circulate side by side, why paying in dollars can cost you, and what to expect from cards, cash and tipping.
What to pack for Costa Rica: how to dress for beach, rainforest, cloud forest and highland in one trip, what actually keeps gear dry, and the items visitors most often wish they had brought.
Getting around Costa Rica: why distances mislead, how the bus network and shuttles compare, when a rental car is worth it, and the routes that are reached only by boat or small plane.
Costa Rican food: what a casado and a gallo pinto actually are, why the Caribbean coast cooks a different cuisine entirely, and how to eat well and cheaply at a soda.
Costa Rica travel safety: why rip currents are the leading danger to visitors, how petty theft actually happens, what to know about wildlife and volcanoes, and where to check current advice.
Costa Rica for senior travelers: how to pace an itinerary that is easy to get wrong, which activities scale to fitness, altitude and heat, and the healthcare picture.
Afro-Costa Rican heritage: the Jamaican and West Indian migration that built the Atlantic railway, the exclusion that followed, and how to visit Limón province with that history in mind.
Costa Rican festivals: the fixed dates worth planning around, why Semana Santa closes the country, and the Afro-Costa Rican commemoration of 31 August in Limón.