Travel Tips

In case of emergency call 911

Take note of emergency telephone number for tourists of ICT: 800 0123456

Make copies of your passport and flight documents and take them with you in a place apart.

Once in Costa Rica, you should make a copy of his visa.

Record credit card numbers and / or traveler’s checks and take them with you in a place apart.

The use of cards like MasterCard, Visa and Diners Club is common and not cause any problems in Costa Rica. In most cities there are ATMs.

Enter the phone numbers in Costa Rica from the offices of your credit card in case you misplaced this document: Mastercard / VISA 2570155, AMEX 001 800 5282 121 2257-2351 (Mon-Fri) or 2257-7878 (weekends)

It is important to have the phone number of your embassy.

Always carry a photocopy of the passport, showing your photograph and the date of entry. Leave the original in a safe in the hotel.

Keep your travel tickets, important documents, cash and traveler’s checks in a safe at the hotel. We suggest that you also write the numbers of your traveler’s checks and store it separately.

Whenever you do change money in the bank or your hotel and never on the street.

Do not wear expensive jewelry and do not carry large sums of money, but only the money needed for each day.

Take care of valuables such as cameras, keep your wallet in front pocket of his trousers and also hang up your portfolio and always cross in front.

If you go out at night, ask the front desk to call you a taxi.

The Costa Rican Colon (c) = 100 cents. Tickets are issued 10,000, 5,000, 2,000, 1,000 and 500 colones, and coins of 100, 50, 25, 20, 10 and 5 colons.