I set this Costa Rica Information page up as a quick reference for myself and others who live in Costa Rica. Hopefully you'll find it helpful as a quick guide to services such as electricity, phones, internet etc. as well as other useful references commonly used by those who live in Costa Rica and those who visit regularly or have vacation homes here. Every now and then I will add or change information as new services become available, especially as the new Free Trade Agreement takes effect. Thanks for dropping by and I hope this information page helps you find what you are looking for.
General Information
Maps - Driving Times
- UT Library Maps
- CentralAmerica.com - Map and driving times
- Costa Rica Map Project
- Costa Rica Driving Times
Domestic Airlines & Charters
- Sansa - TACA regional airline
- Nature Air
- Macaw Air
- Paradise Air
- Costa Rica Air Charter
Buses
- Anywhere Costa Rica - easy to use list
- CostaRicaReisen - extensive listing of public bus schedules
- The Costa Rica Guide - drop down destination select system
- Grayline Fantasy Bus - scheduled shuttles
- Costa Rica Bus Schedules - drop down destination list
Surfing
Internet Services
- Racsa ISP - part of ICE Monopoly
- ICE ADSL
- nic.cr - Costa Rica Domain Registration
- Amnet - Cable Internet Service
- CableTica - Cable Internet Service
Directories
- Costa Rica Web Directory - Find Costa Rica
- directory.co.cr - one of the best
- Costa Rica Click - lots of entries - needs better editing
- Directory Costa Rica
- Tico Fun Directory
- infocr.com - Spanish
- Open Directory Costa Rica
Telecom
- Cell Phone Rentals
- Grupo ICE - monopoly that controls all telephone services including cellular
Major Real Estate Sites
- Costa Rica Luxury Homes - Exclusive Homes located throughout Costa Rica
- Costa Rica Real Estate - Remax Ocean Surf Tamarindo
- Costa Rica Real Estate - Remax Tres Amigos
- Costa Rica Property - Remax Ocean Heights
- Costa Rica Real Estate - by Buyers Agents of Costa Rica. This group represents the buyer and helps you locate and negotiate the deal.
Real Estate Related
Academies & Schools
- Country Day School - Escazú San Jose -
- Country Day Guanacaste - day and boarding school near Tamarindo
- Lincoln School - a non-profit, non-sectarian, private, co-educational day school
- Humboldt - Rohrmoser San Jose - English and German
- Blue Valley School - Escazú San Jose
- Pan-American School - San Antonio de Belén, Heredia
- American International School
- Marion Baker School
- The European School
- The Cloud Forest School
- The Monteverde Friends School
Learning Spanish
- Conversa
- Fores
- ILERI Language Institute
- ILISA Language Institute
- Costa Rica Spanish - Learn Spanish with Spanish Wayra
- Learn Spanish in Costa Rica at the Tamarindo Spanish School
Travel Related Web Sites
Medical/Dental Services
- Costa Rica Dental Implants - Dr. Jairo Vargas is an exceptional Dental Surgeon.
- Costa Rica Dentist - Dr. Mario Garita is a great dentist.
Relocation/Moving
- Guardian Angels - Great site
- Mudanzas Mundiales
- SG Global
Residency Info/Services
Mail & Package Delivery
- Aerocasillas - mail forwarding service from Miami to Costa Rica
- Interlink - mail forwarding service from Miami to Costa Rica
- Mail Boxes Etc - Playa Langosta Guanacaste
- Mail Boxes Etc - Santa Ana, San Jose
- Jetbox
Web Design & SEO Services
- Web Design - Ticode - SEO Friendly web designs
- Costa Rica SEO
- Learn About SEO
News
- Costa Rica Newspapers - AM Costa Rica - English Language Daily On Line
- Tico Times - English
- The Beach Times Northern Guanacaste English
- Tamarindo News - English/Spanish
- La Nacion Largest Spanish Daily
- Al Dia
- Diario Extra
- El Financiero Costa Rica Financial News
- La Gazeta Official Government Law Review
- La Prensa Libre
Television, Cable & Satellite
- Repretel - Channels 6 and 11
- Teletica - Channel 7
- Sinart - Channel 13 Government Station
- Amnet - Cable Provider
- CableTica - Cable Provider
- Sky TV - Satellite TV Services
Costa Rica Blogs
- A Broad In Costa Rica
- A New Life In Costa Rica
- A Yo Yo In Paradise
- Bill's Blog
- Colinsito
- Compulsive Explainer
- Costa Rica Crazy
- Costa Rica Rural Life
- CR Classroom
- CR Slow Lane...
- Crazy Jungle
- Grecia Gringos
- Gringuitica
- His Fault
- Ice Family
- Judy In The Jungle
- Los Gringos Locos
- Made In CR
- Miami to Costa Rica
- Mother Jungle
- My Dos Colones
- Osa Peninsula
- Playa Pelada
New Car Dealers
- Audi Costa Rica
- BMW Costa Rica
- Grupo Q - Chevrolet, Hyundai, Isuzu
- Citroen
- AutoStar - Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Mercedes, Freightliner, Detriot Diesel
- Sava - Fiat
- FACO - Honda
- Grupo Los Tres - Jaguar, Volvo, ZX Auto
- Motores Britanicos - Land Rover
- Auto Ensembladora - Mazda
- VEINSA - Mitsubishi
- Agencia Datsun - Nissan
- Autos Xiri - Peugeot
- Motores Franceses - Renault
- Purdy Motors - Toyota, Daihatsu, Lexus, Hino
- Vetrasa - Suzuki