Following a decision by Casa Presidencial and the Labor Ministry last week, most public offices are closed for the entire Easter Holy Week, which began on Monday. Here's a list of what's open and what's closed this week.
Motorists will be able to drive freely throughout San José during Easter Holy Week as Public Works and Transport Ministry officials agreed to suspend vehicle restrictions that prohibit drivers from entering the capital's downtown area once a week, according to license plate numbers.
The first reported cases of Zika virus in Costa Rica do not appear to have negatively affected reservations at hotels in Guanacaste province for Holy Week.
As part of Costa Rica's Easter Holy Week activities, the Church of Santo Domingo de Heredia on Tuesday held an annual procession that featured kids as leading actors.
