the National Museum of Costa Rica and the Central Market. Most travelers to San José were headed to or from Costa Rica's beaches and national parks. According to recent visitors, the Pre ...

Costa Rica is a popular retirement ... Retirees can shop at the market for fresh local produce and handicrafts. Atenas is more rural but within easy reach of San Jose and other larger towns ...

Less than a two-hour drive from the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica’s central coast is the most accessible, most established, most tourist-oriented zone in the country. There’s dozens of ...