Costa rica is located in central America. its western border is the pacific ocean and its easter one is the caribbean sea. Despite it is a volcanic land of only 51 100 km², Costa rica has got an impressiv diversity of landscapes : volcanos, jungles, white sand beaches, cofee plantations and so on. The country is also home of a very rich wildlife including 800 species of birds.
Our stay in Costa rica lead us to the pacific coast, particularly the Nicoya peninsula, the caribbean coast as well as the central valley. For more details see our
detailed itinerary and a
map of Costa rica.
Costa rica is a tropical country with two seasons, the dry season which goes from decembre to april and the wet season from may to november.Temperatures are good all year long (25° to 30°C).