Looking more at Costa Rica. Was looking at Atlantis and we quickly got to about $7k before drinks and excursions. I want it at $7k all said and done.
CR is nice, remember I did a 3 week study aboard there(
jungle tours, zip lining, fishing, drinking, visited various farms) stay away from the city of San Jose,
Tarcoles and Camaronal area is nice, Carara National Park is near by, definitely do a guided fishing tour, you will not be disappointed.
Just keep in mind CR has a huge immigration problem, 1,000 times worse than U.S.
The immigrants normally leave tourists alone, it helps if you have a guide(super cheap $50 to $100 with car) avoid the actual town squares(think of some of our small towns with court houses) most (or all)of the town squares have large park areas, and those areas are usually overrun with homeless immigrants, a lot of Nicaraguans, but don’t let any of this deter you from visiting, like I said San Jose has areas that are very sketchy and you will not be out at night. Lots of Americans retire there, or used too, CR taxes everything