INDEPENDENT REWARDS RESEARCH

Costa Rica mileage-linked cards

馃嚚馃嚪 17 indexed cards 路 1 issuers 路 partially verified

Explore locally issued cards, compare annual costs and trace the route from purchases to airline rewards.

Research status and remaining gaps

Official-source starter inventory. Other issuers, missing conditions and conflicting terms remain unreviewed; not exhaustive.

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Understand the local earning route

Choose the market where you live and can access banking products. Confirm the issuer鈥檚 residency, account and underwriting requirements. Card rewards are recorded in their own currency; airline conversion rules are separate.

Compare recurring card fees plus any required rewards fee, first-year charges, transaction exclusions, rounding and the exact conversion to your chosen airline. A fee waiver or bonus only applies when its conditions are met.

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avianca LifeMiles Gold Visa

1.25 LifeMiles per USD 1 equivalent eligible purchases.

CRC聽0.00 annually

LifeMiles 路 Checked: 2026-10-16

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AAdvantage Gold Mastercard

1 AAdvantage miles per USD 1 equivalent eligible purchases.

CRC聽0.00 annually

AAdvantage miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-16

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AAdvantage Platinum Mastercard

1 AAdvantage miles per USD 1 equivalent eligible purchases.

CRC聽0.00 annually

AAdvantage miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-16

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AAdvantage Black Mastercard

1 AAdvantage miles per USD 1 equivalent eligible purchases.

CRC聽0.00 annually

AAdvantage miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-16

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AAdvantage Gold American Express

1 AAdvantage miles per USD 1 equivalent eligible purchases.

CRC聽0.00 annually

AAdvantage miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-16

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AAdvantage Gold Visa

1 AAdvantage miles per USD 1 equivalent eligible purchases.

CRC聽0.00 annually

AAdvantage miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-16

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AAdvantage Platinum Visa

1 AAdvantage miles per USD 1 equivalent eligible purchases.

CRC聽0.00 annually

AAdvantage miles 路 Checked: 2026-10-16

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ConnectMiles Visa Dorada

1 mile per USD 1 equivalent other eligible purchases; 2 at Copa offices in Costa Rica (website excluded).

CRC聽0.00 annually

ConnectMiles 路 Checked: 2026-10-16

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ConnectMiles Visa Platinum

1 mile per USD 1 equivalent other eligible purchases; 2 at Copa offices in Costa Rica (website excluded).

CRC聽0.00 annually

ConnectMiles 路 Checked: 2026-10-16

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ConnectMiles Visa Infinite

Official linked rules show 1 mile/USD other purchases, 2 supermarkets/fuel and 3 at Copa offices in Costa Rica under the BLACK tier; confirm applicability to Infinite.

CRC聽0.00 annually

ConnectMiles 路 Checked: 2026-10-16

Research gaps

This is a researched selection, not an exhaustive national inventory. Unverified values stay unknown. A record check date does not establish that every field is current.

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