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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Signalization in Costa Rica is not one of the strengths, however the signs in regards to tourist attractions and National Park have improve tremendously tru out the last year. Also the main highways have better signalization now a days. We used in Costa Rica a similar code of signs like in California, ...
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
In 1869, Costa Rica became one of the first in the world to make education both free and obligatory. Since then, our rulers have placed great importance in the expansion of primary and secondary education, even in the most remote areas. Starting in the 1970s, Costa Rica invests more than ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
The Costa Rica population is White-White/Amerindian Mestizos 94%, 3% are black, 1% Amerindian, 1% Chinese and 1% other. Our oficial language is the Spanish.
Our National Symbols are:
National Flower : ¨La Guaria Morada¨
National Tree: ¨Arbol de Guanacaste¨
National Bird: ¨ El Yiguirro¨
The colors of our National Flag means: blue the sky, white ...
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
Costa Rica is divided into 7 provinces:
1. Alajuela which is north of the capital San José, famous for agriculture and industrial manufacturing.
2. Cartago which was the former Costa Rican Provincial capital during colonial times.
3. Guanacaste located northwest. This is an important tourist and agricultural area.
4. Heredia which is famous for manufacturing and ...
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
Even though Costa Rica is a very safe country, theft happens in these places. Use security safes if possible and carry a copy of your passport with the picture sheet and the stamp of your entry to Costa Rica. Pay attention to your luggage in public areas such as hotel ...
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
Costa Rica protects 23% of tis natural territory within the protected areas system. It also prossesses the greatest density of species in the world. Our country has more species of flora and fauna that USA and Canada.
Our Major Industries are tourism, agriculture of coffee, bananas, sugar, corn, rice, beans, potatoes, ...
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
In Costa Rica the average annual temperature is around 21 to 27 degrees Celsius or 70 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit and the coolest months of the year are November, December and January. There is no real summer or winter in Costa Rica and the rainy season here lasts from May ...
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
The offical state religion is the Roman Catholicism as guaranteed by the Constitution of 1949.
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
Costa Rican culture is influenced by Spanish and indigenous culture, the latter being less evident in most of the country, with the exception of Limon, predominantly Black Jamaicans, and the Cordillera de Talamanca.
In the 19th century, the Caribbean region of Costa Rica received a considerable number of immigrants that came ...
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
Costa Rica is a democratic republic. The government is divide by executive, legislative and judicial branches. The President and the Legislative members are elected each four years. The Army was abolished in 1949. Our independence September 15, 1821
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