Overview
Accommodations
Outdoor Recreation
Beyond Tourism
Sights and Activities
Planning Your Trip
Basics
Costa Rica is a politically secular country with weak links between church and state. Though the constitution provides for religious freedom, Roman Catholicism is the official religion, practiced by almost 77% of the population. As such, only Catholic marriages receive state recognition—all others must have a civil ceremony. Semana Santa (Holy Week), a national holiday culminating on Easter Sunday, is a balance of piety and partying. Protestantism has a presence, though it has yet to gain the ubiquity it has in other Central American countries. There are small numbers of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jews, Mennonites, Quakers, and people of other denominations throughout the country.
 |
 |
 |
 |
For 52 years, we have published the world’s favorite budget travel guides, written entirely by students and updated every year. With pen and notebook in hand and a few changes of underwear stuffed in our backpacks, we spend months roaming the globe in search of travel bargains.
Facebook
Twitter
You Tube
Foursquare
Newsletter
RSS Feed
