Geography of Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a country in Central America bordered to the north by Nicaragua, to the north-east by the Caribbean Sea, to the south-east by Panama, and to the west and south-west by the Pacific Ocean. It lies completely within the tropics between latitudes 11 13' N and 8 N, and longitudes 82 33' W and 85 58' W. In addition, Costa Rica claims the Isla del Coco (25 square kms) at about 5 30' N and 87 05' W.

Geographically, Costa Rica is an extremely varied country despite its tiny size, which at 51,100 square kms, is almost half the size of the state of Kentucky in the USA, two-thirds the size of Scotland, or three-quarters the size of Tasmania in Australia.

A World's Tropical Jewel:
Volcanoes, Rain Forests, Cloud Forests, hotsprings, waterfalls, and wildlife form one of the most diverse and complex ecosystems on the planet. Volcanoes, Rain Forests, Cloud Forests, hot springs, waterfalls, and wildlife form one of the most diverse and complex ecosystems on the planet.