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Backpacking in Costa Rica Index


Backpacking Adventure Stories from my 102nd country, Costa Rica

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​Free ATM Withdrawals in Costa Rica at the Banco Nacional

Free ATM Withdrawals in Costa Rica at the Banco Nacional
Free ATM withdrawals in Costa Rica

​How to get US Dollars from the BAC ATM in Costa Rica

​How to get US Dollars from the BAC ATM in Costa Rica
Before you go to Panama, get some US Dollars from the BAC ATM in Costa Rica

Panama City to Mexico City By Bus

Panama City to Mexico City By Bus
I travelled from Panama City to Mexico City using a mixture of chicken buses and long distance buses but avoiding flying and GringoShuttles.

​Border Crossing: Costa Rica to Nicaragua at Peñas Blancas

Border Crossing: Costa Rica to Nicaragua at Peñas Blancas
Another Latin American border crossing
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​​Border Crossing: Panama to Costa Rica at Paso Canoas

​Border Crossing: Panama to Costa Rica at Paso Canoas
As I head back north, I cross into Costa Rica at the Paso Canoas border crossing

​Border Crossing: Costa Rica to Panama at Sixaola / Guabito

Border Crossing: Costa Rica to Panama at Sixaola / Guabito
Using public transport and saving BIG money over using the Gringo Shuttle

​​​Backpacking Limón, Costa Rica

​​Backpacking Limón, Costa Rica
Port town and former railway town, not your usual tourist destination but I went anyway

​​Free Walking Tour in San José, Costa Rica

​Free Walking Tour in San José, Costa Rica
The Nomadic Backpacker 'Free Walking Tour', San José, Costa Rica

​My 5 top sights in Cartago, Costa Rica

My 5 top sights in Cartago, Costa Rica
Backpacking the City of Cartago, former capital of Costa Rica

​​San José to Cartago by train | Costa Rica

San José to Cartago by train | Costa Rica
Ride the El Tren Interurbano to the City of Cartago, former capital of Costa Rica

​Visiting the La Fortuna Waterfall in Costa Rica

Visiting the La Fortuna Waterfall in Costa Rica
No need to take a tour, just walk!

​​Border Crossing: Nicaragua to Costa Rica at Las Tablillas ​

​​Border Crossing: Nicaragua to Costa Rica at Las Tablillas
A great, faster and slightly more adventurous alternative than the Peñas Blancas border crossing
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