7. Watch the Sunset You can’t come to Costa Rica and not take advantage of the beautiful evening sunset display! In Uvita, the sun sets every evening between about 5:15 PM and 6 PM year round.

Crocodile Bridge, west of Costa Rica’s capital of San Jose, has become quite the tourist attraction. Discover what you’ll find if you linger here.

Costa Rica has seen a rise in murders in 2012, and a record 603 people were killed in 2017. Meanwhile, authorities told Bloomberg that they’re forecasting an even higher number in 2018.