Costa Rica Options

[cmac]

Anyone been?
I'm planning a trip for July. Anything I should know?
Where should i stay? Do? Etc.

[cmac]

i'll definitely be doing more of the beaches than anything. probably some ziplining. and a small amount of rain forest/volcano touring stuff.
what's the culture like? street vendors? are the locals appreciative and welcoming of tourists?
good call on the malaria shots. i'll look into that.

[Hartmann]

i'll definitely be doing more of the beaches than anything. probably some ziplining. and a small amount of rain forest/volcano touring stuff.
what's the culture like? street vendors? are the locals appreciative and welcoming of tourists?
good call on the malaria shots. i'll look into that.

The culture wasn't what I expected and talking to others who have been down there, the prices have skyrocketed and they continue to go up.

Papagayo is where I stayed and liked the somewhat secluded feel of it.

The locals are nice, there are a lot of Americans down there though.

If you are not in a touristy area you'll want to get some Costa Rican Colons. In the tourist spots just about everyone uses the dollar, but outside of them people will give you strange looks.