Which Costa Rican Coast Should You Visit?

The Pacific and Caribbean side are completely different, and both beautiful.

A capsized mini-yacht that is now infamous in Puerto Viejo. Photo by Silivan Munguarakarama on Unsplash

I get this question a lot. Costa Rica is a small country, but has two coasts: The Pacific on the West side, and the Caribbean on the East.

While Costa Rica is small, it can take a while to get from one place to the other due to the mountain…