Due to all of the American tourists who travel to Costa Rica, there are many places in Costa Rica that will accept dollars.
Colon is the official currency, but in most places US-dollars are accepted. Or you can change them in any bank in Costa Rica
1 Costa Rican colon is equal to .002 cents US. That's 1/5 of 1 cent.
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The Costa Rica currency is the colón (CRC). The plural is colones and the symbol is ₡. (Instead of seeing prices like "$15" you would see them as "₡15".) The exchange rate for US dollars is around 500 CRC = 1 USD. For euros, it's about 680 CRC to 1 EUR.
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The basic currency in Costa Rica is called the colon. The plural form of the name is colones. The name honors Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish is rendered as Cristobal Colon. There are 100 centimos in one colon. The colon was introduced in 1896, replacing the Costa Rican Peso. American dollars are accepted in some locations.
No, Costa Rica is its own country. Its located in Central America above Panama.
Costa Rica has a free market economy similar to the US.
contact the nearest Costa Rica consul office in the US Google Costa Rica consul
If you are a US citizen you should already have a US passport before you travel to Costa Rica. If you are a citizen of Costa Rica, you should obtain a Costa Rican passport, and you can then obtain a visa to visit the US, but not a US passport. US passports are only issued in the US. American embassies can issue visas.
Yes, US citizens need a Visa to enter and exit Costa Rica.