Costa Rica

Places to See

Although Costa Rica is geographically a small country, there are an endless number of places to see. Depending on your interests, you can bask in the sun at any one of the more than 50 beaches, visit some of the more than 160 parks, reserves and conservation areas, or visit one of the most active volcanoes in the world.

San Jose and Cartago, among other cities, house some of the country's most interesting museums, including the Gold Museum and the National Theater.

Butterfly gardens and other natural history museums like serpentariums and ranarios (snake and frog museums, respectively) allow for close observation of Costa Rica’s wildlife, and provide good places to visit on rainy days.

Inside Places to See

Beaches

Costa Rica is a paradise of exceptionally beautiful beaches. It is blessed with more than 800 miles of seashore divided between two coastlines, the Caribbean and the Pacific. With so much coastline, it is easy to find un-crowded beaches and lots of sunshine. Tropical forests teeming with birds and other wildlife snuggle up to the coast offering... Read More

Museums & Gardens

Tired of trees? You were enchanted by the natural beauty of Costa Rica, now allow yourself to be transported by another sort of beauty; that is, by the array of art and artifacts displayed in the thirty plus museums scattered across Costa Rica. Spend a lazy afternoon, strolling through these galleries. You'll enjoy it. And you won't get sand in your shoes. Read More ...

Parks & Reserves

Costa Rica is one of the most biologically diverse places in the world. More than a quarter of Costa Rica is under some category of protection including the 11 conservation areas made up of a total of 161(or more) national parks, wildlife refuges, biological reserves,

protected zones, forest reserves and wetlands. With so many natural wonders to explore, the most difficult thing is choosing which to visit first. Read More...

Volcanoes

A Summary of the Active Volcanoes

In a country as small as Costa Rica it’s a good thing that only five out of more than 200 volcanic formations are considered active: Arenal, Poás, Rincón de la Vieja, Irazú, and Turrialba. Most of these are located in the central highlands where people whizzing by in their cars mistake them for regular mountains. Read More...

Active Volcanoes	Other Volcanoes
Arenal Volcano	Barva Volcano
Irazú Volcano	Cacao Volcano
Poás Volcano	Cacho Negro Volcano
Rincón de la Vieja Volcano	Chato Volcano
Turrialba Volcano	Congo Volcano
	El Viejo Volcano
	La Platanar Volcano
	Miravalles Volcano
	Orosí Volcano
	Porvenir Volcano
	Tenorio Volcano