Costa Rica
 Costa Rica | |
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| Information | |
| Language: | Spanish, Recognised regional language: Mekatelyu |
| Capital: | San José |
| Population: | 4,133,884 (July 2007 estimate) |
| Currency: | Costa Rican colón (CRC) |
| Paved roads: | 8,621 km (5,357 mi) |
| Hitchability: |  (good)
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Costa Rica is a country in Central America. It borders to Panama in the South and Nicaragua in the North.
While hitchhiking isn't customary for long distance rides among the local population, it works pretty well in fact, especially close to beaches and in remote areas where there is almost no public transport. For hitchhiking the Panamerican highway, waiting times may be longer than on the beaches but are still not bad.
Except on remote beaches, hitchhiking on the back of pick-up trucks like other Central American countries doesn't work in Costa Rica and is illegal − the police give high fines for violations of this particular law. Your lifts will come with other sorts of vehicles.
Cities
Maps
You can get simple roadmaps with gas stations for free in the tourist information in 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).
Gallery
Fabzgy hitchhiking on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
Regions
- Plains of the North
- Guanacaste
- Nicoya Peninsula
- Central Valley
- Central Pacific
- Caribbean Costa Rica
- South Costa Rica
- 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
