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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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
San Jose City is our Capital; it is located in the Central Valley area of 44.60 km². The population is around 1 million people and the temperature is between 18-22°C degrees (64°F - 72°F). San Jose City has the National Theater, many museums including the Jade Museum, the Gold Museum, ...
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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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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Our currency is call Colon and in plural colones. The places in our country accept US dollars just bring small bills $1, $5, $10, $20 but you could have the service exchange at the banks that offers services now from 9:00am to 5: 00 pm Monday to Saturday depends on ...
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
In Costa Rica we have two International Airports, Juan Santamaría Intenational Airport located in Alajuela Province just a few minutes from the Capital San José in the Central Valley. The airport code is SJO and now most of the USA and international airlines are landing here and also one of ...
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Costa Rican food is a fusion cuisine. It combines elements of culinary traditions from Africa, Italy, France, China, and Spain, flavored by traditional grains (rice, corn, and beans), roots, spices (coriander, garlic, annatto, saffron, parsley, oregano, thyme, nutmeg, salt, and pepper), oils, sauces (Lizano, Soy, and Worcestershire), fresh fruit, and ...
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
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