| Possibly the best tourist destination in the Western | | | | season day will begins clear then it clouds up and rains. |
| Hemisphere - Costa Rica doesn't get the respect that | | | | In contrast, the driest months of February and March, |
| it deserves. Probably because this destination doesn't | | | | days are almost entirely without rainfall. On the Pacific |
| have the big money casinos and resorts. It appeals | | | | slope the rainy season begins in May and runs until |
| more to lovers of natural beauty. If you love to spend | | | | November. Again, days begin sunny and pleasant, with |
| time outdoors, or are the adventurous type, and not a | | | | rains coming later in the day. In the northern half of the |
| member of the resort hotel, golfing/ shopping crowd, | | | | country, the Pacific slope experiences an more intense |
| then Costa Rica will be the discovery of a lifetime for | | | | dry season, in which no rain may fall for several |
| you. | | | | months. |
| Costa Rica is Rich in Natural Beauty Where else can | | | | If you want to plan a visit during the rainy season, no |
| you find isolated beaches, forests teeming with howler | | | | problem. The rain is usually a welcome break in an |
| monkeys, birds, and beautiful butterflies, some as large | | | | easy going day. Just be careful when planning trips in |
| as your hand. It also has some of the most beautiful, | | | | the mountains and river rafting. Heavy rains can |
| warm, whitewater river adventures in the world. All this | | | | change close roads and make rivers rise. |
| sitting under spectacular volcanic mountains, some of | | | | Tours and Guides are a Great Way to See Costa |
| which are still active. It is an incredible choice for a | | | | Rica Costa Rica is a relaxed tropical paradise with a |
| vacation trip. | | | | relaxed and efficient way of life. The "Tico's" prefer |
| Costa Rica is Really Rugged Costa Rica is a rugged | | | | living in small villages and towns. Their country is really |
| land. Much of it is mountains, forest, and hills. It takes | | | | quite small, about the size of west Virginia. So they |
| about twice as long to get anywhere as you expect | | | | really don't need road sign and mileage markers. Great |
| looking at the distances involved. The roads have been | | | | for them, bad for first time visitors from the US who |
| carved out of rugged hillsides, many are not paved, | | | | are used to Freeway exist signs. If you get a guide for |
| and the rainy season can beat them up. | | | | most excursions around the country, you wont have |
| Avoid the Rainy Season if you Like the Mountains On | | | | to develop the sixth sense the Tico's use to pick the |
| the Caribbean slope the rainy season begins in April | | | | correct road. |
| and continues through December. An average rainy | | | | |