Coming to Costa Rica all the way from Hong Kong (almost 20 hours flight) is a totally different experience since it is after all our first time in Central America and we didn't know what to expect specially during Christmas and New Year season. Seeing that it is a very busy season, we pre-booked all our hotels, hire car and fishing trip. It took us 2 months looking into the trip, reading websites etc. Shockingly, when we arrived in Costa Rica, we found out, not only Costa Rica was very quiet, it also didn't have much tourist this time of the year. Our journey started in the capital of Costa Rica, San Jose which is a tiny city, surrounded by valleys and lush green mountains. We would not recommend staying in this place any more than
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