COSTA RICA

Costa Rica

• The capital of Costa Rica is San Jose.
• They have 4,253,877 people in this spanish speaking country.

GEOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS

• Costa Rica is on 10* north of the equator.
• Shares a boarder with Naragua and Panama.
• It has a mountain range.

CURRENCY

• Currency in Costa Rica is about three times as much as it would be in the US.
• $3.00 in the US= about $9.00 in Costa Rica

MAJOR ATRACTIONS

• Iraxu Volcano
• Otosi
• Lankester Gardens
• Tortuga Island Beach and Cruise
• Buena Vista

MAIN RELIGIONS

• Roman Catholicism
• Christianity
• And other main religions

THE INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT

• They got their independence in 1563 in Cartago.
• It wanted to be independent.
• They are now very stable, have very good economy.

LEADER

GOVERNMENT

• The current type of governement is Democratic Republic.

CUSTOMS

• They dress very formally.
• They eat Galla Pinto for breackfast.
• Small dishes are Bocas.
• Pozol

FAMOUS PEOPLE

• Harry Shum is actor and dancer.
• Maribell Gardia is an actress.
• Adolfo Diaz is a polititian.

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THE FLAG

• Red=bravery
• Blue=truth and loyalty
• White=peace and honesty

MOST RECENT

CITATIONS

• Wikipedia
• Google

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