🇨🇷 How to recognise Costa Rica in Street View
Costa Rica is in Central America. Here's how to tell you've landed in Costa Rica when Far Fetched drops you there in Street View.
| Drive on | the right ➡️ |
|---|---|
| Signs in | Spanish |
| Region | Central America |
| Borders | Nicaragua and Panama |
Clues to look for
Lush green hills, rainforest and coast. Houses with bars on the windows and tin roofs, and Spanish signs.
Driving side
Cars in Costa Rica drive on the right. So do Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras, which are also in Central America. Most of the world drives on the right, so this alone won't narrow it down much: check the signs next.
Countries it's easy to confuse with Costa Rica
If you guess a neighbour of Costa Rica you still score 2 points, and any other country in Central America scores 1 point.
Practise spotting Costa Rica
Play Solo or Survival and choose the Americas map to see more places like Costa Rica. Or try today's daily challenge: five places, one guess each, the same for everyone.
Questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Costa Rica?
In Costa Rica, cars drive on the right.
What language are signs in Costa Rica written in?
You'll see Spanish on signs in Costa Rica.
Which countries look like Costa Rica in Street View?
Its neighbours (Nicaragua and Panama) and other countries in Central America can look similar. Check the language on signs and the driving side first.
Is Costa Rica in Far Fetched?
Yes. Costa Rica is one of the 214 countries and territories you can be dropped into in Far Fetched, a free Street View country-guessing game.