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Plugs for travelling from Costa Rica to Canada

Plugs, adapters, and other electrical information for travelling to Canada from Costa Rica.

Quick chart at a glance

	Costa Rica	Canada
Voltage:	120V.	120V.
Plugs Type:	A, B.	A, B.
Hertz:	60Hz.	60Hz.

Chart Explanation

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Plugs and Sockets at each country

In Costa Rica the following plugs are used:


Plug Type A	Plug Type B

Outlet Type A	Outlet Type B

... and in Canada you will use:


Plug Type A	Plug Type B

Outlet Type A	Outlet Type B

Details

Voltage

Equal voltage

Perfect! Congratulations! This is the best! You will not need any voltage adapter (they are always big, weights a lot, can't handle too much energy, etc.).

Plugs Type

Same connectors

Ideal situation, all the connectors used in Costa Rica are also used in Canada. Congratulations!!!

Adapters

You are lucky, don't need adapter.

Hertz

Equal hertz

This is the perfect situation. You will not have any clock shift issue with the same hertz.