Food

No one goes to Costa Rica for the cuisine. Although traditional dishes run to the South American staples of beef, chicken and fish dishes, with rice, corn or beans and fresh fruit as supplements, most of this fare has given way to the ubiquitous pizza and burger option. Also be warned that ticos love to spice up European dishes with salt - lots of it. On the positive side, their coffee is sublime. Even the coffee that accompanies the limp burger from the fast food joint is a cut above your average North American cup of coffee.

 

DID YOU KNOW?
Costa Rica is the only country in Central America
with no standing army, it enjoys continuing
stability after a century of almost
uninterrupted democratic government.