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|pop = 4,133,884 (July 2007 estimate)
|currency = Costa Rican colón (CRC)
|hitch = {{good}}
|hitchbase = 48
|paved = 8,621 km (5,357 mi)
}}
'''Costa Rica''' is a country in [[Central America]]. It borders to [[Panama]] in the South and [[Nicaragua]] in the North.
Hitchhiking isn't that popular for long distance rides within the local population. However, it works pretty well, especially close to beaches and in remote areas where there is almost no public transport. For hitchhiking the [[Panamerican highway]] you might wait a bit more than on the beaches but it's still not bad. Except on remote beaches, the popular hitchhiking with pick-up trucks doesn't work in Costa Rica and is illegal − the police give high fines for violations of this particular law.
==Personal experiences==''"Man, I had a blast hitching Costa Rica. Easy as blackberry-crumble. If you're lucky enough to cross mount Cerro de la Muerte without too much fog, you can see both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans at once (or so they say). Don't get leichmaniasis!"'' - [[User:Kalan]] =Cities = Cities ==
* [[San José (Costa Rica)|San José]]
* [[Liberia (Costa Rica)|Liberia]]
* [[Heredia (Costa Rica)|Heredia]]
=== Maps ===
You can get simple roadmaps with gas stations for free in the tourist information in [[San José (Costa Rica)|San José]]. Other recommended maps: ''Reise Know-How "Costa Rica/Panama"'' scale: 1:550.000 (world mapping project). There are various maps in the ''Libreria Lehman'' in the pedestrian zone (Calle Central, in [[San José (Costa Rica)|San José]]).
=== Gallery ===
<gallery>
Image:Fabzgy_costarica.JPG|[[User:fabzgy|Fabzgy]] hitchhiking on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
</gallery>
=== Regions ===
* [[:Category:Plains of the North|Plains of the North]]
* [[:Category:Guanacaste|Guanacaste]]
* [[:Category:Cocos Island National Park|Cocos Island National Park]]
=== Personal experiences ===
''"Man, I had a blast hitching Costa Rica. Easy as blackberry-crumble. If you're lucky enough to cross mount Cerro de la Muerte without too much fog, you can see both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans at once (or so they say). Don't get leichmaniasis!"'' - [[User:Kalan]]
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[[Category:Central America]]
[[Category:Costa Rica]]
