No matter where you are, in Costa Rica you will find a pay phone. They are operated with coins (getting scarce) or (chip) cards.

The whole country has just one access code: 506. To call Costa Rica from abroad, dial 00, then 506, followed by the local 7-digit number. For more information please call 116 (there are English-speaking operators).

Tourist Information

Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT): basement of the Plaza de la Cultura, next to the Gold Museum. Tel: 222-1090. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also in Floor 11 of its HQ offices, behing the building of the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS, the country's public social security system). From 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tel: 223-1733. Fax: 223-5452.