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Costa Rica - Pura Vida!

Subreddit sobre todos los temas de Costa Rica, en español e inglés. Hello, in this subreddit you can talk to a mix of Costa Ricans, foreign visitors and immigrants for a more varied experience and set of answers. Our country slogan is Pura Vida, which to make matters short is like Hakuna Matata, and also hello and goodbye. Our Spanish sub is r/Ticos, but Spanish is used here too. Feel free to ask and share about your recent visit as well. Pura Vida!

96k subscribers281 posts / mo in Sep 2026234 authors / mosince 2008

Most posts here are in Spanish — text-based blocks read English best

r/costarica has 96k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 281 posts a month from 234 people. Top topics: Caribbean and Central American Destinations, Puerto Rico Politics & Aid and Volcanoes of Central America.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+14%in 12 months · +2.3% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 202696k
Growing96k subscribers
Data since Apr 2020Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−17%vs Sep 2025 · −19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026281
QuieterPeaked at 625 in Apr 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/costarica

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Caribbean and Central American Destinations6.1%
  2. Puerto Rico Politics & Aid3.9%
  3. Volcanoes of Central America2.0%
  4. Surf Travel North America1.1%
  5. Drug Legalization and Regulation0.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Airbnb
  2. The Tico Times
  3. WhatsApp
  4. Booking
  5. © encuentra24.com/

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