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Costa Rica

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Pura Vida! Facts About Costa Rica, Home Of The Happiest People On Earth

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Costa Rica - Geography & Provinces | Countries of the World

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Geography Now! Costa Rica

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Top 10 Reasons to Visit Costa Rica | MojoTravels

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15 Things You Didn't Know About Costa Rica

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around 5 million in a land area of 51,060 square kilometers. An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city, San José with around 2 million people in the surrounding metropolitan area.