Backpacking in Costa Rica Index

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Backpacking Adventure Stories from my 102nd country, Costa Rica

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​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

Port town and former railway town, not your usual tourist destination but I went anyway

​​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

Ride the El Tren Interurbano to the City of Cartago, former capital of Costa Rica

​​San José to Cartago by train | Costa Rica

A rare chance to ride the rails in Central America

​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 ​

A great, faster and slightly more adventurous alternative than the Peñas Blancas border crossing