Costa Rica Provinces
Feel free to browse through our provinces information, you will find all you need to know and the biggest attractions on each province.
San Jose
San Jose is the center of the country. Located in the Central Valley, surrounded by imposing and green mountains, whose capital is vibrant and not as intimidante as most of the capitals of the Central American countries. In center of San Jose there are green places and parks that provide the passer-by with a calm oasis where it lessen stress of the life in the San jose city. The nocturnal life is vibrant, lives full on international restaurants. Variety of museums, including a the National Theater with more than 100 years of antiguiedad; the theaters and the companies of dance make of San Jose the cultural capital par excellence. San Jose Map
Alajuela
Alajuela extends from mountains of the Central Mountain range to fertile plains of the north, presenting/displaying a remarkable diversity of wonderful landscapes. In this zone it is possible to be visited two of most popular at the moment active volcanos in the country, Poás Volcano and the Volcano Sandy ground. The pricipal crater of Poás Volcano has one mile of diameter; it contains fumarolas and its activity has gained the distinction like the second greater geyser of the world. The visitors of the Volcano Sandy ground remain astonished with the retumbantes ash eruptions and washes. Nevertheless, in resistance; in the shade of the Sandy ground the visitor can be relaxed in thermal waters of Tabacón, a perfect way to finish to a day of exploration and adventure. In addition Sarchí, Costa Rican, famous a center of crafts can be visited by its painted carts by hand. Alajuela Map
Cartago
Cartago is located in the province of he himself name, she was host of the old capital of the country. The colonial atmosphere in the area, the lunar landscape of the Irazú, the volcano upper of the country, presents/displays to the visitors the best thing of this historical province. Also the National Park of Guayabo is in this zone, where excavations of important pre-Columbian structures are exhibited. Cartago Map
Guanacaste
The province of Guanacaste located in the northeast of the country, takes its name from a tree that prevails in the zone, that seems a parasol. This vast area is surrounded by a very diverse topography. From pailas of boiling mud of the Volcano Corner of the Old one, to humid beaches of the pacific coast, this corner of the country offers much for the tourists of adventure and the worshippers of the sun. Santa Rosa in the Guanacaste Park Nacional , are protected areas of the climate of the dry Pacific. Santa Rosa also has historical importance, since this site dates from the colonial period and its construction was scene of fights by independence. The lake of the National Park of Guanacaste Green Wood on and off lodges great concentrations of aquatic birds in America Center. Guanacaste Map
Heredia
Rough and high mountains of tropical forest, spectacular cataracts and mighty rivers provide scenes with exhuberante nature and activities of adventure in the Province of Heredia. The important mountains of the Park Nacional Braulio Cheek are characterized by dense forests, deep rivers cutting to passage through tubes and countless cataracts. The nature is the focal point of the activities of this province, where it can take a stroll in cableway or one in the glasses from the trees in the rainy forest by means of cables, or a long walk by footpaths in the forest, or a challenging trip by the expresses. Heredia Map
Puntarenas
Blessed with interminable beach views, Puntarenas extends through two thirds of the Pacific coast until the edge to the south of Panama. The always popular Nacional Park Manuel Antonio, is one of a most beautiful of the country and paradise in the South Pacific. The rich and dense green jungle of the Bent National Park stays as a virgin sample of our Tropical nature. The Deprived Reserve of Cloudy Forest of Monteverde is one of richest in the world. In the continent, this it is the only habitat known for the rare species of the golden frog, the Biological Reserve of Carara protects throughout this zone an incredible variety of wild life incluyedo the greatest population in the country of inoffensive guacamaya red. Puntarenas Map
Limon
The Limon with crystalline waters flame to all the soñadores to enjoy the Province of Lemon, with 130 miles of white sands, beaches and palms. Barra of the Colorado offers a fishing recognized like of world-wide class. The beach of the Park Nacional Tortuguero is the most important site in the west of the Caribbean for the egg-laying of the Green Turtle. The National Park of Cahuita and Manzanillo provides to the visitor of an excellent atmosphere for the diving throughout all the year. The style of life of the afrocaribeños of this region makes a call irresistible and does, of this, the perfect place to forget the pressures that the jungle of concrete exerts. Limon Map