Costa Rica

seem to be making the most of costa rica with only a week

san jose sucks
it's a mountain valley with half the country riding around 2 cycle motorcycles to get around import taxes on vehicles, it's very dirty

go to cartago instead, try to get up irazu, usually better weather than arenal and there's more on the mountain, a couple of alpine villages

unless you speak spanish nightlife is limited in sj, there is a good sex worker scene if that's your thing

going from the airport to cartago can take up to two hours, it doesn't look very far, but traffic is messed up

>>1238160
>Is it worth spending time in San Jose proper, or should we find a town on the outskirts to visit instead?

Native here, don't waste your time in SJ, go to alajuela, heredia or cartago instead.

>>1238464
Hello native. In your opinion, what's the best beach in Costa Rica? Choose one on the Pacific side and one on the Atlantic side. Also, where are some great places to hike through a rainforest? What are the best places to hike with waterfalls and big trees and all that? I've Googled these questions before but I would love to hear what a native CR person says.

>>1238464
This Tico is right, San Jose is not interesting.

very expensive place
I would hate to think what a hooker costs there