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Costa Rica is the safest country in Latin America! Costa Rica has the largest cosmopolitan population in Central America. Nevertheless, it makes sense to follow a few basic safety rules in order to enjoy your vacation stress-free. These safety tips are basic rules of thumb that apply in principle to all holiday destinations.
Basically, it's always better to trust less than to lose out afterwards. As sad as that is.
Phone numbers that start with a 2 or 3 are landline connections, the numbers with 8 and 9 are the cell phone networks of ICE-Kölbi, the state telephone company. Movistar's numbers start with 6, Claro's with a 7.
The mobile phone network is comprehensive and well developed; in the Central Valley you have a fast G4 internet connection almost everywhere - G5 is currently under construction.
It is important to distinguish between San José Costa Rica and San José in California. When buying a ticket, you also have to make sure that you are flying to the right San José. The airport abbreviation is SJO. It has already happened to our guests that they got on the wrong plane and then had to go on vacation to California.
Only 339,581 (2017) people live in San José - a fairly tranquil size.
Nature reserve in the central valley of Costa Rica. Due to the fact that almost half of Costa Rica's almost 6 million inhabitants live in the Central Valley, nature in this area is under severe strain. To counteract this problem, governments over the last two decades have declared some areas as nature reserves.
Unfortunately, this is often just a formality, but there is still hope that it will help preserve nature.
In recent years, Santa Ana has developed into the foodie metropolis in the central valley of Costa Rica. Some of the best restaurants in Costa Rica can be found here. But there are also plenty of small sodas and mini-restaurants, so there is something to suit every taste. Everything within walking distance to our posada.
