Rent a car in Costa Rica, and discover a land of beaches, volcanoes, jungles, cloud forests, and more!
Costa Rica Information
Area - Its few 51,100.00 square kilometers represents only the 0.03% of the world surface,
however we're proud to possess about 6% of the entire world biodiversity.
Join us to discover all of this amazing nature we have, and the best way to do it is renting a Pura Vida Car!
Geographic Division - Costa Rica is divided into 7 provinces which are (in relevance order): San Jose (the capital), Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia (all these four located on the Central Valley), Guanacaste (North Pacific), Puntarenas (Central and South Pacific) and Limon (Caribbean side).
Population - According to last census made, Costa Rica's population was around 5 million people. Its etnicity is mainly european and caucasian.
Language - Spanish, however a big part of the population speaks English at certain level.
Location - Central American between Nicaragua and Panama (between 8 and 11 degrees north of the equator)
Currency - Colon (Floats, currently $1 US = about 500 Colones).
You can pay with US dollars almost anywhere. Some places don't take large bills such as $100.00 and $50.00.
National Symbols:
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