| When you are planning a trip to another country it | | | | higher than you might be expecting. |
| is best if you have some facts about the place | | | | Since Costa Rica is a beautiful country you may |
| on hand. One item that you might want to look at | | | | be tempted to visit some of the neighboring |
| is that of the currency that is used. For the | | | | villages to take in the sights and to do some |
| country of Costa Rica the Costa Rica currency is | | | | shopping. At these places you should have a |
| called a colon. | | | | goodly supply of small change. This is necessary |
| While you can use the money that you have on | | | | as most of these village stores will not be able to |
| hand you should make sure that you are not | | | | change any large denomination currency. |
| carrying a large amount of money on hand with | | | | You will find that knowing the common or slang |
| you. Even though Costa Rica is a beautiful country | | | | terminology for Costa Rica currency to be a |
| with many items that you can buy, you should | | | | great asset. These terms will apply to the various |
| not use your credit card. | | | | money bills that you will have in hand. For instance |
| This is due to the fact that you can have this | | | | the 100 colon bill is known locally as teja. The 500 |
| card of yours taken from you and you will not | | | | colon bill is called the cinco teja. For the larger |
| discover this fact until later. By also seeing that | | | | amounts of money such as the 5,000 colon bill |
| you exchange your home country money with | | | | you will hear the slang term tucan. |
| that of Costa Rica currency in a reputed bank | | | | There is a note of caution that you must keep in |
| you can be assured that you are getting a good | | | | mind when you are going to Costa Rica. While you |
| value for your money. | | | | may consider that you have more than enough |
| For those of you who are hoping to travel to | | | | money for all of your travel needs, there are |
| Costa Rica knowing some facts bout the Costa | | | | times when you will need extra. At these times |
| Rica currency can be of help. The first item that | | | | you should see about getting your money |
| you should keep in mind is to look for the | | | | exchanged at reputed Costa Rican banks where |
| exchange rate that is available for each day. The | | | | you will not be played out as you wait for your |
| second fact that you must remember is that | | | | Costa Rica currency. |
| many of the goods that you can get at priced | | | | |