COSTA
RICA
 INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT: |
San Jose (SJO) located 12 miles from the capital city, San Jose. Liberia airport is open (about $50 each way from SJO) - Lacsa . | ||
| CAPITAL
CITY: |
San Jose | ||
| AIRLINES: |
All major airlines fly to San Jose: LACSA (LR) or TACA (TA) or AA - CO - UA and others. | ||
| DEPARTURE
TAX: |
approximately US $20 / per person | ||
| ENTRY
DOCUMENTS: |
Valid Passport | ||
| TIME: |
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| LANGUAGE: |
Spanish - English | ||
| CURRENCY: |
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| SIZE
OF COUNTRY: |
20,000 square miles | ||
| POPULATION: |
approximately 2.7 million | ||
| ELECTRICITY: |
110 volts | ||
| TELEPHONE: |
From US 011-506-+ 7 digits | ||
| CLIMATE: |
Tropical - year round | ||
| AIR
TEMPERATURE: |
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| CLOTHING: |
Light, informal | ||
| INOCULATIONS: |
No | ||
| WATER
TEMPERATURE: |
75 to 82 with thermoclines at varying depths | ||
| VISIBILITY: |
20 - 80 ft ( average 40ft ). | ||
| RAINY
SEASON: |
August to November (wettest: September & October | ||
| BEST
TIME/DIVE: |
April thru November | ||
| KIND
OF DIVING: |
Pinnacles - small sponges lots of BIG fish - Bat & Catalina Islands | ||
| DECOMPRESSION: |
Arenal and in Panama | ||
| DRINKING
H2O: |
Distilled and Purified | ||
| DRIVING
LICENSE: |
Not needed ( if stay is less than 1 month ) | ||
| OTHER
ACTIVITIES: |
White water rafting (Rios Tropicales
in San Jose)
volcanoes (near Lake Arenal), bird watching - beaches - historic cities - jungle tours and canopy tours |
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| TOURISM
BOARD: |
800-343-6332 local number in COSTA RICA 506-223-1733
Brochures 800-327-7033 |
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| OVERNIGHT
STAY/SJO: |
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| RENTAL
CAR: |
Alamo (auto) - Budget (airport) |
| RESERVATIONS
USA 800-544-7631 951-204-2987 Fax 951-279-0478 email: travel@scubavoyages.com |
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