Infrastructure

Electricity
The country’s mountainous terrain and abundant rainfall have permitted the construction of a dozen hydroelectric power plants, making it largely self-sufficient in most energy needs. Costa Rica exports electricity to Nicaragua and has the potential to become a major electricity exporter when plans for new generating plants and a regional distribution grid are completed.  

Roads and Highways
The country has an extensive road system of more than 30,000 kilometers, with many road improvement projects currently on their way. Getting around in Costa Rica is relatively easy although there are some areas that do require 4wd.
The main highland cities in the country’s Central Valley are connected by paved all-weather roads with the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and by the Pan American Highway with Nicaragua and Panama, the neighboring countries to the North and the South.

Communications
Modern communication amenities – From conducting a global business to staying in touch with family and friends, Costa Rica offers up-to-date means of communication. Easy Internet access and high-speed DSL, cellular phones, fax machines, DHL,UPS, and an efficient surface mail system are all at your disposal.

Airports
The increase of international airlines offering direct services to Costa Rica has dramatically improved the tourism industry over the past couple of years. International flights to Costa Rica have increased by 43% since April of 2002 with over 322 flights weekly. In addition, the number of airlines operating in the country grew by 54% last year from 13 to 20 and that number continues to grow every quarter. All major U.S. carriers offer daily direct flights to Costa Rica from major hubs such as Miami, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Newark, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Washington D.C. and Chicago.
Since the end of 2003, Air Canada, US Airways, American West, Conguer, Avianca and Bridge Caribbean and the Caribbean Biwi West Indians, have all started services to Costa Rica; likewise, new direct services were started from several cities around the world such as Frankfort, Germany, Port Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Philadelphia and Phoenix, the United States with many more in the process.
With ongoing discussions of a new international airport within the southern region of Costa Rica, we believe the Central and Southern Pacific region will realize explosive growth and increased accessibility from additional foreign markets. 

Television and Broadcasting
Costa Rica has thirteen local station TV stations.  Currently the three cable TV providers in the country are: AMNET, Cable Tica and Cable América. These companies offer many of the channels available to US cable subscribers. DirecTV also operates in Costa Rica. The company offers 152 digital TV channels and 33 music channels. The country has 50 AM, 43 FM and 19 short-wave stations.