2012 Trip Dates

Potpourri

Front doors of almost all commercial establishments in Costa Rica open INWARDS. As you have become "programmed" to Pull when entering and Push when leaving, plan to feel silly as you tug or push in the wrong direction.

The word for HOT, in Spanish, is caliente. Caliente begins with a "C". Water faucets imported from the USA almost all have a "C" on them. If your Hot Water never seems to get HOT in Costa Rica, try the handle with the "C".

Costa Ricans are referred to as Ticos.

The national anthem can be heard at 7:00 am every morning on all Costa Rican radio stations.

Costa Ricans have a fondness for 80s action movies. Films starring Chuck Norris or Jean-Claude Van Damme get frequent showing on local TV.

There are 52 different species of hummingbirds in Costa Rica making it the hummingbird capital.