When I was there a few months ago, I got a couple of quotes. It seemed that the lenses cost about the same -- at least for progressive, poly carbonate lenses with auto darkening for sun and anti-glare, but the frames were much cheaper -- about $40 or $50 for a good frame.
The population of Costa Rica is 4,195,914
Costa Rica's population is 4,509,290 (may 2009 estimate)
About 27% of Costa Rica is protected wilderness
How much money or currency is in Costa Rica?
Costa Rica has a free market economy, very much like the u.s. has.
THE HEAT! Nicaragua is always HOT. Costa Rica.. not so much.
$1 in American Dollar = ₡ 513 in Costa Rica Colon
Laws apply in the land where you are located and marry, if you are married in Costa Rica and divorce in Costa Rica the laws from Costa Rica apply, if you are married in Costa Rica and divorce in the USA then the laws of the USA apply, both have similar laws except that child support and alimony is much higher in the USA.
the cost of a coasta rica passport
19,980.00 Costa Rican Colons.
You have to get a prescription for opiates, barbiturates, etc. But pretty much anything else you can get over-the-counter at a farmacia. The only place I know of where my friend who broke his leg could get a prescription for hydrocodone was in San Jose.
no way. no reason. in many regards Costa Rica is much safer than most 'developed' nations.