Costa Rica

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: Costa Rica
2. Wikipedia: Costa Rica
3. CIA World Factbook: Costa Rica
4. U.S. Department of State: Costa Rica
5. National Geographic: Costa Rica
6. Lonely Planet: Costa Rica Guide
7. BBC News: Costa Rica

Costa Rica Recent News

• Google News Search: Costa Rica
• The Tico Times Online: Weekly Edition Newspaper
• Topix: Costa Rica News

Costa Rica Vacation

• Mahalo's page on Costa Rica Vacation
• Mahalo's page on Costa Rica Restaurants
• Mahalo's page on Costa Rica Tours
• Mahalo's page on Costa Rica Hotels

Costa Rica Travel Information

• CostaRica.com: Travel Information
• Wikitravel: Costa Rica
• Lonely Planet: Costa Rica
• Canada.travel: Canadian Tourism Site

Costa Rica Politics

• Wikipedia: Politics of Costa Rica
• Google News Search: Politics of Costa Rica

Costa Rica Government Sites

• Official Site: President of Costa Rica  
• Wikipedia: Oscar Arias, President of Costa Rica
• Wikipedia: Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
• Official Site: Supreme Court of Justice Costa Rica  
• Official Site: Ministry of Justice  
• Travel Document Systems TDK: Costa Rica Government

Costa Rica International Relations

• Official Site: Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
• Official Site: Embassy of Costa Rica
• Wikipedia: Foreign relations of Costa Rica
• Travel Document Systems TDK: Costa Rica Foreign Relations

Costa Rica Political Issues

• OneWorld.net: Costa Rica
• PRETOMA: Marine Conservation | Sea Turtles | Sharks | Leatherback Crisis

Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation

• Wikipedia: Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
• Wikipedia: School of the Americas Watch
• SOA Watch: Costa Rica to Cease Police Training at the SOA/WHINSEC
• SOA Watch: SOA Watch Delegation to Mexico and Costa Rica

CAFTA

• Mahalo's page on: CAFTA Costa Rica
• Reuters: Huge crowds in Costa Rica protests U.S. pact (September 20, 2007)
• Reuters: White House warns Costa Rica ahead of trade vote (October 6, 2007)
• Reuters: Costa Rica backs trade pact (October 8, 2007)
• Wikipedia: Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement

Costa Rica Economy

• Official Site: Central Bank of Costa Rica  
• The World Bank: Costa Rica  
• International Monetary Fund: Costa Rica and the IMF
• Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom of Costa Rica
• World Trade Organization: Costa Rica and the WTO

Costa Rica Military

• Wikipedia: Military of Costa Rica
• CIA World Factbook: Costa Rica Military Facts
• Scramble: Air Force of Costa Rica
• SOA Watch: Costa Rica to Cease Police Training at Controversial U.S. Army School

Costa Rica Facts and History

• Wikipedia: History of Costa Rica
• Faces of Costa Rica: Historical Timeline
• Geographia: History & Culture
• Buzzle.com: Costa Rica Facts and Information

Costa Rica Maps and Geography

Creative Commons image by "CIA World Factbook"

• Wikipedia: Geography of Costa Rica
• Geology.com: Costa Rica Map & Satellite Image
• CentralAmerica.com: The Land of Costa Rica

Volcanoes

• Wikipedia: List of Volcanoes in Costa Rica
• CostaRica.com: Summary: Active Volcanoes of Costa Rica
• USGS: Costa Rica Volcanoes
• Cocori.com: Jewels in the Ring | Arenal Volcano

Rainforest

• Cloudbridge: The Cloudbridge Project
• Mongabay.com: Costa Rica
• Tirimbina.org: Tirimbina Rainforest Center
• Mongabay.com: Do Costa Rica's payments for environmental services work?

Costa Rica Capital

• Mahalo's page on San Jose
• Wikipedia: San Jose, Costa Rica
• Destination360: San Jose, Costa Rica
• BBC Weather: 5 Day Forecast for San Jose, Costa Rica

Costa Rica Major Cities

• CostaRica.com: Alajuela | Arenal and La-Fortuna | Cartago | Puntarenas
• Wikipedia: Alajuela | Cartago | Puntarenas

Costa Rica Photos and Videos

• Costa Rica Photos.com: Costa Rica Photo Galleries  
• TrekEarth: Costa Rica Photos
• Costa.Rica.com: Costa Rica Photos
• National Geographic: Costa Rica Canopy Tour Video  
• YouTube & Google Video: Costa Rica
• Daily Motion: Costa Rica | Costa Rica Documentaries  

Costa Rica Culture

• Wikipedia: Demographics of Costa Rica
• Wikipedia: Culture of Costa Rica
• Where In Costa Rica.com: Events in Costa Rica

Football/Soccer

• Official Site: Federation of Costa Rica Football  
• Wikipedia: National Football Team
• FIFA.com: Costa Rica

Surfing

• CRSURF.com:Costa Rica Surf
• CentralAmercia.com: Surf Break Map
• Surf-CostaRica.com: Costa Rica

Sport Fishing

• Wheretofish.com: Costa Rica
• World Headquarters: Sportfishing
• CentralAmerica.com: Sportfishing in Costa Rica

Costa Rica Blogs and Commentaries

• Treehugger: Costa Rica Leads Latin America in Certified Sustainable Tourism Industry (January 14, 2008)