Costa Rican Spanish

Costa Rican Spanish (Spanish: español costarricense) is the form of the Spanish language spoken in Costa Rica. It is one of the dialects of Central American Spanish. Nevertheless, because the country was more remote than its neighbors, the development of this variety of Spanish followed a distinct path.

Today, despite the relatively small size of the country, each province maintains unique characteristics in pronunciation and lexicon. For instance, Guanacaste Province's variety bears similarity to that of Nicaragua, while the tú form can be found more toward the border with Panama.