17 Important Things to Know About Costa Rica Before You Go

Are you planning a trip to Costa Rica for the first time? Congrats! Now it’s planning time to make sure your trip is as amazing as you’ve hoped for.

Although there is a lot of information about Costa Rica on the web, there is there is still so much misinformation out there. This is one of the reasons why we started the blog. Yeison, the other person behind this blog is Costa Rican so we wanted to help as many people have a fun and stress free time in Costa Rica.

In order to help clear up some of the confusion and mumbo-jumbo that’s out there on the web, here are 17 things to know about Costa Rica before you visit.

*This post was updated November 30*

1. Costa Rica is not as cheap as their neighbors

This is one of the most important things to know about Costa Rica. Many people assume that Central America  automatically equals cheap travel. Nope. That is the biggest common misconception about Costa Rica. Yes, its northern neighbor, Nicaragua is dirt cheap but it’s is also one…