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How much $$ should I bring?

matt from nowhere, earth -

Like i have mentioned before, i want to visit Costa Rica, and do a lot of camping. There will be a lot of sight-seeing and the such. I should be there for about 6 weeks altogether. How much money do you think i should bring [I'm from Canada btw]? Any thoughts?

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Comment #1 Old Grump from San Jose -

You should have no trouble with a ATM Card. You will tend to have trouble with Candian Dollars, US$100's (unless you are paying for something in that price range, and major trouble with travelers checks.

Even the 10, 000 colon note (about $20) is hard to change at times.

Comment #2 Mario from in the desert -

I am an American and when I last went to Costa Rica I spent on average 200.00 per day, but that included hotel cost + many extras including great food, gambling, and other entertainment. I would say you could make it on much less than that. I would say if you wanted to go for 4-6 weeks, I would take 2000.00 USD + hotel expenses.

Comment #3 matt from nowhere, earth -

Okay i'll make sure to use my ATM then. I was actually thinking about travellers checks, but now I'll just nix that one. Thanks for the suggestions guys! This forum is quite helpful!

Comment #4 Cynthia from The Moon -

It totally just depends on where you stay and how much shopping you will be doing, how many times you will eat at restaurants. If you are wanting to bring home some really good authentic souvenirs set aside some extra cash for that. Really, you can go for really cheap.

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