Costa Rica is one of the most popular countries in Central America and attracts thousands of tourists, especially from the United States and Western Europe. Nice coastline, hot climate, lush tropical jungle, wide variety of wildlife and the amazing trails near the country's unique landmarks - the volcanoes - are the reasons why all the people from around the globe flock to Costa Rica. Even the fact that it's the most expensive country in Central America doesn't put them off.

Tropical nature - this is what attracts. Costa Rica, unfortunately, lacks the old, colorful colonial towns like those in Nicaragua, Mexico or Brazil. Therefore, its capital - San Jose, although being the only metropolitan area in the country, is the least visited spot on Costa Rica's tourist map. San Jose is also a jungle, but in a different sense of the word. It's a concrete jungle - and not too pleasant for visitors who are used to beautiful architecture, pristine European old towns or other colonial, vibrant villages.

San Jose is also dirty, and I mean, really dirty. The rubbish rot in between the streets, the plastic bags fly grabbed by the wind - pollution is obvious everywhere, even in the very city center. So why on Earth would anyone want to visit this city? Is there really nothing that it can offer?

It depends on what you're looking for - those places that seemingly have nothing interesting or beautiful to see can still be interesting, if you take a different approach - just take a look from a different perspective at the ordinary streets, not the best and most representative. And what can you find there? Exceptional examples of street art - no, it's not the ordinary graffiti scribbles made by rebellious teenagers. It's the real work of art.