Big Frog Expeditions

Costa Rica - ah-h-h Paradise

Climate
When temperatures at home hover in the 30's and the days are short and dreary, Costa Rica boasts 12 hours of sunlight and 75-82 degree temperatures. Due to the wide variations in the climate zones (Costa Rica has 10!), daily temperatures and rainfall will vary with the elevation and location. Most regions, however, do have a rainy or “green” season from May to October and a dry season from November to April.Rafting Info

Critters
An added bonus to your trip are the brilliantly colored macaws which swoop overhead as the howler monkeys chatter in the trees. The exceptionally sharp trekker might see a jaguar or a sloth languidly stretched out on a branch in the forest. Don't forget to bring a bird book—Costa Rica has twice the number of species of birds as the United States.

The Land
With soaring mountains dropping away to lush tropical rainforests, Costa Rica is a land of extremes. Twelve-thousand foot volcanic mountains tower over valleys of unspoiled beauty. All this diversity makes diminutive Costa Rica a micro-continent unlike any other place on earth.

The People
Three million people live in Costa Rica with almost one third in San Jose and its surrounding area. “Ticos”—as the friendly warm-hearted people are called—welcome travelers with genuine openness. Most visitors return home with glowing accounts of their fabled hospitality and cordiality. Spanish is the national language, but many Ticos speak at least some English. This peaceful country-- in which electricity is found in even the smallest villages-- boasts of having more teachers than policemen.

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