Variety, quality, you name it… Costa Rica has got it. It’s available everywhere, from the supermercados to sidewalk vendors to farmer’s markets. If you could live on fruit, you could live very well here, and on the cheap.

A ‘soda’ in Costa Rica is a small restaurant that offers ‘tipico’ (typical) Costa Rican food at modest prices. More often than not there will be nothing on the menu over $4. If you are hungry and short of cash, you can get something for under $2. Let’s take a look at a ‘tipico’ menu
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