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Where to find:
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Central America
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Size:
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Smaller than Holland and Belgium together...
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Timedifference:
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Costa Rica/Europe: summertime 8 hours, wintertime 7 hours
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Language:
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Spanish and in tourist areas english
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Best time to travel:
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The whole year around, rain-season from half may till end october
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travel:
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Flight from Amsterdam 12 hours with stopover in US
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Best way for reservation:
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Fill in the reservationform on this site under "rates and reservations"
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Visa:
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No visa required, maximum stay without visa 3 months
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Public travel:
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Bus, taxi, lokal airports
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Way to travel:
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Selfdrive, public transport, organised or privat
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Vaccinations:
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DTP / Hypatitis A
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Malaria:
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Malaria is rare. Recommended is: mosquito net, rub with musquitomilk
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Valuta:
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Colon and US dollar
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Bank:
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In all bigger sized places you can get cash money by using the creditcard
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Politics:
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pollitical and social stabel country, democratical elected president.
Costa Rica is the only country in the world without an army
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Tapwater:
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In general it is better to be carefull with tapwater. You can buy bottles with water anywhere.
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powersupply:
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The powersupply in Costa Rica is 110 volts.
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Airport tax:
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When leaving you'll have to pay $26,--
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