Costa Rica is located in Central America with Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south. To the east and west are the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
The territory covers 51,100 square kilometers (20,000 square miles), divided by mountain ranges running principally from the northwest to the south, with some of them being volcanic. One of them, the Poas Volcano, has the largest crater in the world. These mountains form part of the Continental Divide, which leave some of the country’s rivers to flow into the Pacific, while others run into the Caribbean Sea. Costa Rica has some of the world’s most beautiful beaches, making up almost sixty-five percent of the country’s borders, also yielding extraordinary cloud and rain forest with a large diversity of climate.
In 1992 Costa Rica was officially given the "Consejo de la Tierra" award for it's work in the field of conversation of the natural resources. Being the country that has the largest amount of protected areas in the world, with 1,077,308 acres of surface area, 21% of it responds to the national territory that conjuncts with the rest of the territory, representing 4% of the world’s flora and fauna. In Costa Rica a visitor will have the opportunity to appreciate natural sanctuaries with a great variety of tropical flowers, species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians that are found in danger of extinction, and a great variety of fresh and saltwater fish.
Because Costa Rica is a tropical country located between two oceans and with a complex topography, it presents a wide range of climatic conditions. Different from most countries in the world that are found with 4 climatic seasons, Costa Rica only has two, the dry and rainy seasons.
The dry season starts the 1st of December and ends April 30th, with completely sunny days and beautiful sunsets with a temperature in the Central Valley at around 30ºC during the day and 22ºC during the night.
In the Atlantic and Pacific coasts the temperatures fluctuate around 34ºC and the night with an average humidity of 70%.
Brochures
Meetings and Incentives Guide I [4.1MB Adobe Acrobat document]
Meetings and Incentives Guide II [4.6MB Adobe Acrobat document]
Costa Rica Map [3.3MB Adobe Acrobat document]
Costa Rica Accommodations [3.2MB Adobe Acrobat document]
Costa Rica Services [1.6MB Adobe Acrobat document]
Documents
Government Contracting - Provides a brief description on how individuals or companies may obtain contracts with the Costa Rica government. [Adobe Acrobat document]
Investor's Guide - Learn about general instructions, establish a business, national registry and the tourism sector.
Leading Sectors for U.S. Export and Investment - Describes the main items imported by Costa Rica from the United States. [Adobe Acrobat document]
Selling U.S. Products and Services - Features the basic procedures to sell U.S. products and services in Costa Rica. [Adobe Acrobat document]
More Information
Mortgage Information - Banco Banex loan program details and non-residents mortgage loans requirements [Adobe Acrobat document]
Mortgage Information - Scotiabank Bank program description and requirements. [Adobe Acrobat document]