Electricity: 110V, 60 Hz
Weights & measures: Metric
Warning Locals and frequent visitors have noted an increase in tourist-oriented crime in recent years - the increase in tourism is a likely cause of this. Most crimes are nonviolent, including pickpocketings and house and car break-ins, but criminals are showing a greater willingness to use violence. Don't get paranoid: Costa Rica is still a reasonably safe country.
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