About … Costa Rica

  Costa Rica, a Central American country located South of Nicaragua and North of Panama, with access to the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, famous for its peaceful inhabitants and Nobel Peace Award winner President, Oscar Arias. In Costa Rica you can enjoy the privilege of in just a matter of minutes being able to travel from an exuberant Tropical Rain Forest to a warm, coconut shed Beach. The Arenal Volacano (Perfectly Conned Volcano) which with its activity gives spectacular sights to tourists and locals, various other volcanoes are also very popular among tourists. Other tourist attractions are: White water rafting, canopy, sport fishing, surfing, bungee jumping, horseback riding, diving and much more.

• Costa Rica has 7 provinces (states) which are San Jose the capital, Heredia, Cartago, Alajuela, Puntarenas, Guanacaste and Limon.
• The Area is 52,000 kilometres.
• Its population is four and a half million people.
• Costa Rica´s official Language is Spanish, but you´d be surprised to find out that many of its inhabitants also speak or at least understand English, specially young adults, youths and children, this thanks to the fact that English is thought as a second language since Pre-school in most of our Public Schools.
• Its Currency is the ¨Colón¨.

About … Heredia

  Heredia is one of the seven provinces in Costa Rica, located six miles North of San Jose, the capital. It´s just a 20 minute ride from both the international airport and the capital city. It has a population of 60,000 inhabitants. Heredia is famous for its beautiful gardens, in fact it´s called the city of the flowers. In it you´d find a combination of country and modern life. In the outskirts you can find coffee, flower and fruit plantations as is traditional. Nowadays Heredia is very popular among national and international students for its many schools and Colleges. People in Heredia are very friendly and well educated. It counts with access to all private and public banks in Costa Rica. Here you can find from the most humble family restaurant to the common fast food restaurants. The only public transportation are the buses and taxis, the train is about to be reinstalled.
We hope that you enjoy your stay here as much as we do. Welcome to Heredia.