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Embassies And Consulates

Costa Rican Consular Services Abroad

Australia: Embassy, De La Sala House, Piso 11, 30 Clarence St., Sydney, NSW 2000 (☎ 61 2 9261 1177; fax 9261 2953). Open M-F 10am-5pm.
Canada: Embassy, 325 Dalhousie St., Ste. 407, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 762 (☎ +1-613-562-2855). Open M-F 9am-5pm.
UK: Embassy, Flat 1, 14 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3LH (☎ 171 706 8844; fax 171 706 8655). Open M-Th 8am-noon and 12:30-4pm, F 8am-1pm.
US: Embassy, 2114 “S” St., NW, Washington, DC 20008 (☎ +1-202-328-6628; fax 202-234-6950). Open M-F 10am-1pm.

Consular Services In Costa Rica

Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand don’t have embassies in Costa Rica.

Canada: Embassy (mailing address: Apdo. 351 1007, Centro Colón, San José), Office west of downtown San José in Sabina Sur, behind the Contraloría in the Oficentro Executive complex, bldg. 5 (☎ 2242 4400, after hours for Canadian citizens +1-613-996-8885; www.sanjose.gc.ca). Open M-Th 8am-4pm, F 7:30am-1pm.
UK: Embassy (mailing address: Apdo. 815 1007, San José), Centro Colón (11th fl.), San José, Costa Rica (☎ 2258 2025; fax 2233 9938; britemb@racsa.co.cr). Open M-Th 8am-noon and 12:30-4pm, F 8am-10pm.
US: Embassy (Apdo 920 1200, San José; US address: US Embassy San José, APO AA 34020), Av. Central, Pavas, Calle 120, San José (☎ 2519 2000, after-hours 2519 2280; http://sanjose.usembassy.gov). Open M 8-11:30am and 1-3pm, T-F 8-11:30am.

Tourist Offices

The Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT), is the official tourist bureau. It offers free maps and hints and publishes a list of tour companies and lodgings. Its pamphlets are in tourist offices throughout the country. The San José office is at Av. Central/2, C. 5, Plaza de la Cultura, next to Pre-Columbian Gold Museum. (☎ 2299 5800; www.visitcostarica.com. Open M-F 8am-5pm.) The Costa Rican National Chamber of Tourism (www.tourism.co.cr) also has information.

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