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Preparing for your trip
When you arrive
Everday resources (including maps)
About Costa Rica
General Travel Resources
Working abroad

• Bring student I.D. for discounts at several places!
• Top 10 Tips for Travelers
• Foreign Entry Requirements
• Passports & Visas
• Costa Rica - Consular Information Sheet
• Tips for Travelers to Central and South America
• CDC Travel Information
  • Mexico & Central America
  • Prescription Drugs for Malaria
  • Traveler's Diarrhea & Food and Water Precautions
• Costa Rica's Travel Reservations Discount Center
• Itinerary Planning
• Travel Tips

When you arrive...

• Sending money to Overseas Citizens Services (OCS)
• U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica
• Costa Rica Tourist Offices
• Arriving in San Jose

Everday resources...

• Local time in San Jose, Costa Rica - same as Central Standard Time in USA
• Weather - San Jose, Costa Rica
• Things to know
• Transportation
  • Intercity Buses in Costa Rica - Schedules
  • Transportation (Air/Bus/Taxi)
• Photography
  • Costa Rica Photo Tips
  • Photography
• Maps of Costa Rica
  • Our Costa Rica Backpacking Trip Map
  • Complete road map of Costa Rica
  • Pathfinder.com map of Costa Rica
  • Monteverde Map
  • Costa Rica overview map
• Currency
  • Currency Converter
  • Universal Currency Converter
  • Photos of Costa Rica's currency

About Costa Rica...

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Costa Rica
• Costa Rica Information Center (Supersite)
• General Information about Costa Rica
• Costa Rica Handbook
• Costa Rica Tourism Board
• Budget Travel Magazine: Costa Rica
• Costa Rica Web Site
• Costa Rica Q&A Forum
• The Tico Times Online
• Web Travel Review feature by Philip Greenspun
• A Brief History of Costa Rica
• Costa Rica's Legal System
• Costa Rican People (Ticos)
• Costa Rica's Climate & Weather
• Costa Rica Internet Store
• Costa Rica Magazine

General Travel Resources...

• Budget Travel Magazine
• Central American Online Travel Center
• TRAVISA™ - passport and visa expediter

Working abroad...

• Council on International Educational Exchange
• World Teach