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Costa Rica Service 1

Costa Rica Service 2

Costa Rica Highlights

Costa Rica is an ecotourism haven, making it one of the best places to experience the tropics with minimal impact. Costa Rica’s enlightened approach to conservation has ensured that lush jungles are home to playful monkeys, sloths, crocodiles, countless lizards, poison-dart frogs and a mind-boggling assortment of exotic birds, insects and butterflies. Meanwhile, endangered sea turtles nest on both coasts and cloud forests protect elusive birds and jungle cats.

Costa Rica is a country characterized by its rich natural diversity. Magnificent, active volcanoes steam over cool highland cloud forests. Lush jungles blanket the lowland regions and give way to pristine beaches which unfold in startling, primitive serenity. There are 12 distinct microclimates found in this tiny nation, each of which creates a unique ecosystem home to an unparalleled biodiversity of beautiful plants and animals.

The people of Costa Rica "Ticos" are a diverse group, blending indigenous, Afro-Caribbean, and European origins. Despite its national commitment to ecological conservation and its reputation as Central America 's most stable democracy, Costa Rica suffers from widespread poverty, particularly in its more remote corners. Life in rural villages is made difficult by the country's weak infrastructure, limited education system and widespread degradation of the environment.

Costa Rica’s natural environment is rich beyond its size, but fragile. You will learn creative ways to guard against environmental degradation through our knowledgeable guides and local community service project.  Discover firsthand Costa Rica’s nationwide conservation efforts and experience the beauty of tropical forests and pristine beaches.

Facts about Costa Rica

• Capital City: San Jose
• Location: Middle America , bordering both the Caribbean Sea and North Pacific Ocean , between Nicaragua and Panama
• Government: Democratic republic
• Population: 3.94 million people
• Languages: Spanish, with Jamaican dialect of English spoken around Puerto Limon
• Currency: Costa Rica Colon , 450 Colon to the Dollar
• Climate: Mild in the central highlands, tropical and subtropical in coastal areas
• Terrain: A rugged, central range separates the eastern    and western coastal plains
• Area: slightly smaller than West Virginia