Fly.com is showing flights (via Travelocity) from Chicago to San Jose, Costa Rica (CHI to SJO) for $244 RT (shows as $263, but ends up being $244 in Travelocity cart) for travel in August – September.

Other cities:

• Miami to San Jose, Costa Rica (MIA to SJO) RT – $225
• New York to San Jose, Costa Rica (NYC to SJO) RT – $263
• Los Angeles to San Jose, Costa Rica (LAX to SJO) RT – $305
• Denver to San Jose, Costa Rica (DEN to SJO) RT – $384

Costa Rica is a beautiful country — much spendier than other Central American countries, but a great intro to Latin America, you just have to look harder for deals. [via Travelzoo]