Costa Rica travel destinations
809 source-verified places · North America
The country file
809 places in Costa Rica, each one checked against the record.
This page is the master index for Costa Rica (North America): every entry below was matched to an official gazetteer or agency source, given exact coordinates, and filed under its recorded feature type and activities. San Jose currently carries the deepest coverage with 167 places.
Open any place to get its complete guide: how to get there, the best months computed from its own latitude, a sensible plan for the visit, licensed photography with credits, and the questions travellers ask — all from the same verified record.
Regions
What the Costa Rica file covers
Categories come straight from each record’s filed type and activities.
Top cities
San José
City · San Jose
Limón
City · Limon Province
Alajuela
City · Alajuela Province
Liberia
City · Guanacaste Province
Paraíso
City · Cartago Province
Puntarenas
City · Puntarenas Province
San Isidro
City · San Jose
Curridabat
City · San Jose
San Vicente
City · San Jose
San Vicente de Moravia
City · San Jose
San José
City · Alajuela Province
Purral
City · San Jose
Popular destinations in Costa Rica
San José
City · San Jose
Abejones
Mountain · Alajuela Province
Alto Achiote
Mountain · Puntarenas Province
Alto Alejo
Mountain · Puntarenas Province
Alto Araya
Mountain · Cartago Province
Alto Ayil
Mountain · Cartago Province
Alto Barbacoas
Mountain · San Jose
Alto Belén
Mountain · Cartago Province
Alto Berlín
Mountain · Limon Province
Alto Bijaguales
Mountain · San Jose
Alto Bochinche
Mountain · Guanacaste Province
Alto Buena Vista
Mountain · Puntarenas Province
Alto Buenavista
Mountain · San Jose
Alto Buikpani
Mountain · Limon Province
Alto Burío
Mountain · San Jose
Alto Calderón
Mountain · Cartago Province
Alto Campos
Mountain · Cartago Province
Alto Cangreja
Mountain · Cartago Province
Alto Caraigres
Mountain · San Jose
Alto Carrizal
Mountain · San Jose
Alto Casa de Piedra
Mountain · Puntarenas Province
Alto Catalina
Mountain · San Jose
Alto Cavicho
Mountain · Cartago Province
Alto Caña Quemada
Mountain · San Jose
Questions about Costa Rica
How many destinations does CollabsTravel cover in Costa Rica?+
809 places are published for Costa Rica, spread across 9 regions and 5 categories. Every one of them was matched against an official gazetteer or agency record before it went live — nothing is invented.
Which part of Costa Rica has the most guides?+
San Jose leads with 167 verified places, followed by Puntarenas Province (165), Guanacaste Province (157), Limon Province (95). Each region page lists its places with full guides.
What kinds of places are covered for Costa Rica?+
The largest category is Hiking with 706 places, alongside city (91), waterfront (5), landmark (4). Categories link to their own listing pages.
When is the best time to visit Costa Rica?+
November to April — In the hills the season is shorter than in the valleys — tropical latitudes run wet and dry rather than four seasons — the dry half of the year brings the clearest skies and the easiest roads. Each place page computes its own window from its exact latitude, so mountain and coastline guides can differ from city guides in the same country.