Capital Costa Rica is the capital city of Costa Rica, located in Central America. It is bordered by PANAMA to the south (6 letters), Nicaragua to the north (9 letters), and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The current president of Costa Rica is Carlos Alvarado Quesada, who was elected in 2018. The former president, Laura Chinchilla Miranda, served from 2010 to 2014. The current Vice President is Epsy Campbell Barr, who was elected in 2018. The former Vice President, Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera, served from 2014 to 2018. Oscar ARIAS Sanchez (5 letters) was the President of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 and again from 2006 to 2010. SAN Jose (3 letters) is the largest city in Costa Rica and is the country's capital.