• 1. Keep your baggage by your side at all times, never trust it to strangers.
  

• 2. Carry a photocopy of your passport (photograph and immigration stamp).
  

• 3. Keep your passport, airline ticket, money, travelers’ checks and documents in a safe place.
  

• 4. If you have traveler’s checks with you, keep the numbers separately in a safe place.
  

• 5. Don’t wear valuable jewelry and carry the exact amount of money you will need each day.
  

• 6. Be discreet with your photographic or video camera.
  

• 7. If you take a taxi, check for the official registration number, license plate and taximeter.
  

• 8. Use a bank or your hotel for money exchange.
  

• 9. When walking on the street keep your wallet or purse where you can see and feel it at all time.
  

• 10. Avoid carrying cash, International Credit Cards are accepted everywhere in Costa Rica.
  

• 11. When visiting a park or tourist areas stay on the paths and marked trails.
  

• 12. When hiking go with a partner or group, don’t touch the plants ad animals.
  

• 13. At the beach check with your hotel for safe dining and shopping areas.
  

• 14. Ask about safe swimming areas and check the tide chart, it is best to swim when the tide is high.

Vehicle Rentals

• 15. When driving a rental vehicle, keep your driver’s license at hand.
  

• 16. Always keep a copy of your passport and the rental contract with you.
  

• 17. Respect the speed limits on the road.
  

• 18. Remember it is illegal to drink and drive or take drugs and drive.
  

• 19. By law, everyone in the vehicle must wear a seatbelt.
  

• 20. If you are stopped by and officer on the side of the road, he must have a uniform, ID and official vehicle).
  

• 21. Don’t stop for strangers on the road.
  

• 22. Don’t walk or park your vehicle in dark places or on the die of the road.
  

• 23. Don’t leave any valuable belongings inside the vehicle.
  

• 24. When driving through crowded places, lock your doors and close your windows.