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How to use plugs from Costa Rica in Venezuela

Plugs, sockets, adapters and other information needed for travelling from Costa Rica to Venezuela in this page. If you want a report for other countries, re-start the wizard to find to electric adapters for your trip here.

Quick Chart at-a-glance

  Costa Rica Venezuela  
Voltage: 120V. 120V. icons/teeth.gif  
Plugs Type: A, B. A, B. icons/teeth.gif  
Hertz: 60Hz. 60Hz. icons/teeth.gif  

If you are electrical savvy, perhaps the previous chart is all you need. If this is not the case, you can continue reading and discover what the chart is saying!

Plugs and Sockets at each country

In Costa Rica the following plugs are used: (includes Cocos Island, Arenal, Tortuguero, San José, Puerto Limón, La Fortuna, Playa Tamarindo.)

Costa Rica' Plug Type A Costa Rica' Plug Type B
Plug Type A Plug Type B
Costa Rica' Outlet Type A Costa Rica' Outlet Type B
Outlet Type A Outlet Type B

... and in Venezuela you will use: (includes Caracas, Mérida, Ciudad Bolívar, Maracaibo, Coro, Porlamar, Santa Elena de Uairén.)

Venezuela' Plug Type A Venezuela' Plug Type B
Plug Type A Plug Type B
Venezuela' Outlet Type A Venezuela' Outlet Type B
Outlet Type A Outlet Type B

Voltage

Exact voltage

Perfect! This is very good! You will not need any sort of voltage adapter (they are always big, heavy and they can't handle too much energy. i.e. might have problems with hairdryers). You can plug your devices to the electric network grid in Venezuela without requiring a voltage adapter.

Plugs Type

Same connectors

Ideal situation, all the connectors used in Costa Rica are also used in Venezuela. You will not need any adapter (but please check voltages and the other sections of this report). Congratulations!!!!

Adapters

Lists of adapters you can use in your travel:

Adapter: generic

front view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N from Costa Rica in outlets type B from Venezuela back view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N from Costa Rica in outlets type B from Venezuela
Front Back

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N into outlets type: B.

Adapters you can buy

You can buy the following multi-purpose adapters from Amazon. Please also take a look at the recommended gadgets for your trip.

Hertz

Equal Hertz

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

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