1. Be careful about cabs.
Generally speaking, Costa Rica is a sheltered and agreeable spot for explorers, except for cab drivers. A considerable lot of them have fixed their meters so that regardless of the possibility that they are utilizing it you may even now get ripped off. Voyagers ought to be particularly wary while getting taxis from transport stops in downtown San Jose.
Initially ask the driver "Tienen un metro/una maría?" and ensure they plan to utilize it. The base charge is 640 colones and you will see that this cost doesn't change on the meter for the initial couple of kilometers. At that point, the cost ought to begin going up by 10 colones at regular intervals.
Try not to be frightened on the off chance that it would appear that it's expanding quick (and recall that 10 colones is a small amount of a U.S. penny). Watch the meter painstakingly. Fixed meters will hop to higher costs, ordinarily when you touch base at your destination, so you ought to know around what the expense was before you arrived. On the off chance that you are certain that the meter bounced, just pay them the right cost and say you are bringing down their auto number (which is on the yellow, triangular sign in favor of each enrolled taxi). They will probably release you as opposed to manage the bother of getting reported over a couple of additional colones.
2. Give San José a shot.
San José is regularly considered by voyagers as nothing exceptional as compared to other Costa Rica attractions, however in the event that your schedule permits it, I recommend investing some energy there at any rate keeping in mind the end goal to get a more reasonable perspective of Costa Rica. As the country's capital, a large number of the nation's top colleges, organizations and associations are situated there, and a larger part of the populace. Indeed, nothing beats the numerous shorelines on either drift, however in these towns, will probably associate with different explorers and your communication with local people will be constrained to the general population running your inn or serving your beverages.
In San José, you can have a more real involvement with Costa Ricans as you see where a large number of them live, work, study, shop, go out, and so forth and so forth. The "pura vida" attitude is pretty much as solid in the city as it is at the shoreline and moreover, the city is secured with nearby flavor in the method for road workmanship, boutique bistros and eateries, road entertainers and unrecorded music. Furthermore, since it's situated in the Central Valley, there's dependably an astounding perspective of the mountains encompassing the city.
3. Tico talk
I wouldn't have any desire to take away the enjoyment of taking in the neighborhood slang for yourself, so I'll simply specify a couple of here.
Costa Ricans are alluded to, and allude to themselves as, "ticos" and "ticas." The expression "pura vida" can be utilized as a part of any circumstance; for instance, to say "thank you," "my pleasure," "no issue," "I'm great/fine," "Bye," "No, thank you," "I excuse you," "Grab some of my beverage," and the rundown continues endlessly. "Tuanis" has been changed from Spanish slang to mean something like "extremely cool." And at last, "mae" is utilized like a filler-word, the way Americans use "man."
4. Drink chili guaros. Loads of them.
Bean chili guaros are shots, typically sold 2 for 1000 colones (2/$2.00), and in the event that you like hot stuff, you will love them. The shots are made with a neighborhood hard alcohol called Cacique Guaro, lemons or limes, tabasco or hot sauce, salt and pepper, and now and again tomato juice. There is slight variety in the formula or sort of flavors relying upon the bar, so the shots may taste somewhat diverse every time, except they are continually stunning.
