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What is the Best Place in Costa Rica? Let’s Find Out!
I get so many emails from people that just don’t know where they should visit in Costa Rica. There are so many great options, how can you possibly choose the best place in Costa Rica for you?
This week we decided to create something fun (and very helpful for you).
Is anyone else guilty of going on Buzzfeed to look up some hard-hitting news like “20 Books You Need to Read That Are Being Turned into Movies in 2019” and then one hour later you find you are still on Buzzfeed taking quizzes about which type of dinosaur is your spirit animal or something like that? Anyone? I hope it’s not just me because that would be just a bit embarrassing.
We decided to make a quiz for you to determine the best place in Costa Rica based on what you would like to see/ experience.
Luckily we only have one quiz so don’t worry, you won’t fall down the quiz rabbit hole and spend half of your day doing this.
However, we do have a lot of articles about Costa Rica so I can’t guarantee that you won’t end up reading Costa Rica info all day long. We apologize ahead of time for that. 😉
Alright, let’s get quizzing!
And? Which Costa Rica location did you get? Let us know in the comment section below. We’d love to hear which place is best for you. Also, if you have any questions about any of these destinations please leave them in the comment section. We are always happy to help you out with planning your trip to Costa Rica!
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Sarah McArthur
Sarah McArthur is the co-founder and main writer of Costa Rica Vibes.
She is originally from the United States but has lived in sunny San Jose, Costa Rica since 2016.
She has traveled all over the country and now considers herself a self-proclaimed Costa Rica travel expert.
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Hi! We’re Thomas (the German) and Sarah (the US-er)
We met in Virginia, moved to Germany, and since 2016 we have lived in sunny Costa Rica.
It was a spontaneous decision to move here, but it was the best decision!
Now we spend our days roaming the country to bring you the very best in Costa Rica travel here on Costa Rica Vibes.
Sarah is the writer. Thomas is the one keeping it all together.
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Cahuita / Puerto Viejo it is, glad you wrote an article about that, see you there 🙂
Cool quiz. We loved it.
We love Tortuguero quiet and lazy in the morning on a boat.
I agree. It´s a cool quiz.
I got the Uvita/Dominical area. Which is actually one I don´t really know.