Costa Rica (literally 'rich coast'), officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.

Costa Rica's climate is renowned as an atmospheric treat. Costa Ricans speak standard American Spanish, but they, like most other Central American countries over the years, have developed distinct patterns in their language.

In a relatively small area, Costa Rica has everything one could want in vacation paradise. There are secluded white sand beaches with great surf and amazing SCUBA diving. There are active volcanoes and towering rain forests. And, eco-tourism is a speciality of the house. Getting around is easy via rental car, plane, or public bus, and the warm and friendly people make travel safe and fun.

Beautiful forests grow in the crater of the dormant Barva in Heredia. Arenal, a young volcano in the northern part of the country, is constantly active (and is the site of a spa with natural hot springs). The country's highest peak, Mount Chirripó, is not volcanic; it measures 12.412 feet (On a clear day one can see both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans from atop Mt. Chirripo).

Manuel Antonio National Park is a one of the nicest nature reserves of Costa Rica and that is saying a lot. The tropical rain forest continues right to the white sand beaches. Add some monkeys, parrots, toucans, three-toed sloths, more than 350 different birds and you have a small nature lovers paradise. There are good walking trails through the jungle so all of this is easy to find.

Cartago is the old capital of the country and offers some impressive ruins dating back to the 16th century. It is also the home of a beautiful church dedicated to the Our Lady of Angels.

About 150 km southeast of San Jose, San Isidro de Perez Zeledón (known locally as "Perez") is a starting point for trips into southern Costa Rica - particularly due to its proximity to the unreal splendor of Parque Nacional Chirripo, whose main entrance is located in nearby San Gerardo de Rivas

Monteverde is famous for it’s Cloud Forest Reserves offering more than 24 km of well maintained trails: the Monteverde Preserve and Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve.
The growing numbers of visitors stimulated the imagination of local eco-entrepreneurs and there are now several interesting secondary activities like various Canopy Tours, Butterfly Garden, Frog Pond, etc. to choose from for an extended stay.