Costa Rica Essay Costa Rica is a very beautiful country and very independent. Costa Rica gained its independence from the Spanish in 1821 but still was mooched off of by Agustin de Iturbide in his Mexican Empire. Easter in Costa Rica is known as Semana Santa. On July 25th they have Guanacaste day‚ which is the celebration of the annexation of Guanacaste to Costa Rica in 1824. August 2nd they have Virgen de Los Angeles Day. Which celebrates the Patron saint of Costa Rica. This is one of the most
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It was six in the morning when we landed in San José‚ Costa Rica. Even though we looked like the walking dead‚ we felt anything but dead. We were filled with excitement from head-to-toe with .what the week would bring We hopped on buses that took us to Uvita‚ Costa Rica‚ where we would remain for the rest of the week. When we arrived at the bungalows in Uvita we were given the room arrangements. Once we got settled in we started right away with the mission work. Throughout the duration of the
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I waited a few moments‚ before shoving my face into the pillow and letting out a painful shriek. Hot tears fell from my eyes and I could only hear one person screaming: me. I can’t believe it. Mom was leaving me for Costa Rica. There must be something I could do to go with Mom. After I spent a few minutes of mourning‚ I rolled off my bed and hauled my body over to the door and turned the knob. I saw a shiny bright blue suitcase. I grabbed it and threw it on my bed. This suitcase... It’s the same
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Costa Rica Soccer Adventures‚ Experiences‚ and mistakes; all crucial things that shape and mold our lives. From thrilling zip lining to relaxing hot springs all of us were always together. Costa Rica was definitely a memory that will never be forgotten. Together as team we all bonded so well with not only each other but also the coaching staff‚ trainer‚ yourself‚ and the parents. It was a bit of a drag during the trip traveling three to four hours as well as waking up at eight every morning. Looking
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Deforestation in Costa Rica Costa Rica is famous for it’s rainforests and vast biodiversity and ecosystems‚ including 12‚000 species of plants‚ 1‚239 species of butterflies‚ 838 species of birds‚ 440 species of reptiles and amphibians‚ and 232 species of mammals (Wikipedia)‚ which overtime have become under threat due to deforestation. Since the end of World War II‚ 80 percent of Costa Rican forests have disappeared (Wikipedia). Various companies are cutting down forests‚ to provide
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COSTA RICA: LAND OF BEAUTIFUL BEACHES Costa Rica is a country with a land mass of about 20‚000 square miles located at the southern end of the American continent‚ bordered to the north by Nicaragua and Panama on the south. The Pacific Ocean surrounds the west and eastern ends of Costa Rica and the Caribbean Sea‚ making the country a haven of many beaches and resort centers and ensuring tourism is the country’s major economic driver. Every year‚ hundreds of thousands of tourists visit Costa Rica with
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Costa Rica was founded by Christopher Columbus on his fourth and last voyage to the new world in 1502. Already living in Costa Rica were four indigenous tribes. The Corucas‚ Chibchas‚ and Diquis lived in the south west region while the Caribs lived on the east coast. Tthe natives from the tribes either left when the Spaniards arrived or died from the disease smallpox. Colonists started to settle in this area in 1522. After settlement‚ Spain was under a military Governor from the Captaincy General
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Ever wanted to go south to a Latin American country? Well there is plenty to choose from but my best pick of where to go would be to this little‚ beautiful country culturally and physically‚ called Costa Rica. You don ’t believe me‚ huh? Decide for yourself. Costa Rica ’s general information Costa Rica is currently at the population of 4‚500‚000. The national territory is 31‚682 square miles. If you compare that to size of the United States at 3.79 million square miles‚ its a very small piece
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Human habitation can be traced back more than 10‚000 years but it appears Costa Rica was sparsely populated and a relative backwater in the pre-Columbian era. There is little sign of major communities and none of the impressive stone architecture that characterized the more advanced civilizations of Mesoamerica to the north and the Andes to the south. When Columbus arrived near Lim¢¢n on September 18‚ 1502 on his third and last voyage to the Americas‚ there were probably no more than 20‚000 indigenous
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Trade Development Country: The Republic of Costa Rica Delegate: Gabriela Zapata Iglesias‚ Notre Dame School (Dominican Republic) Costa Rica has an important percentage of its human resources dedicated to agriculture. Its main cash crops are bananas‚ coffee‚ and sugar. Twenty percent of the Costa Rican populations work in the agricultural sector. Despite the fact that agriculture is still important to the economy‚ it no longer plays a major role in Costa Rica’s finances. In 1992‚ agricultural exports
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