Costa Rica Pictures: Rural Costa Rica

In these times of rapid urban expansion, Costa Rica remains a largely rural society. Take a look at these pictures of rural people and rural landscapes to catch a glimpse of the real Costa Rica. If you're not still not satisfied and want to see some of these things for yourself, visit our rural tourism page. If you want to see more pictures from our Costa Rica Picture Gallery, choose from the menu below:

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The flower of the granada fruit plant.


A snapshot of a barbed wire fence made of planted tree branches. The
branches grow once again after they are replanted as fencing.


Rainbows are not hard to come by in Costa Rica, but seeing
two at the same time? That's just crazy.


This beautiful Costa Rica waterfall scene was found on a
trail near the Arenal Observatory Lodge.


These turtles in the Rio Frio seem to be posing for the picture.


This little piggy looks hungry


An old woman walking on a dirt road in rural Costa Rica


This baby pisote was found along a roadside near the Arenal Volcano


A pony (portranco) with its mother (una yegua).


A bed of flower petals in the garden of the Llanos del Rio Inn


"I smell tourists," the dog tells me in San Rafael de Guatuso


A Land Rover making its way through the Santa Fe Wetlands along the Rio Frio.
Old Land Rovers like this one are common in rural Costa Rica.

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