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Costa Rica
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Population Costa Rica’s estimated
population in 2011 is
approximately 4,5 millions.
Ethnic groups: white 94%,
black 3%, Amerindian 1%,
Chinese 1% and other 1%.
Must of the population
speaks Spanish and in
some places of the region
of Limon they speak
English.
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Customs In Costa Rica, people do not
give directions by street
number.
Cost a Rica is a very Catholic
country and we always
celebrate the holydays like
birthday parties.
Another custom are
bullfights “a la tica” and they
are similar to the bullfights in
Pamplona, Spain.
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ReligionCosta Rica has a variety of
religions, these are the most
influential ones:
1. Catholic 76.3%
2.Evangelical 13.7%
3.Jehovah’s
Witnesses 1.3%
4. Protestant 0.7%
5. Other 4.8%
6. None 3.2%
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FoodOne of Costa Rica’s most
famous plate is called “Gallo
Pinto”.
Another traditional plate is
“Arroz con Pollo”.
We also have the typical
tradition of eating “Tamales”.
Costa Rica’s gourmet coffee,
the best around the world.
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Plants and Vegetation
The major attractions that
bring tourists to our country is
its different types of forests and
its diversity of tropical nature.
Forests:
Cloudy Forest
Tropical Rainforest
Primary Forest
Costa Rica also has
different types of flowers, but
our national symbol is” La
Guaria Morada”.
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AnimalsCosta Rica is famous for
its natural beauty and
tropical forests.
But it is also famous for
its animals. For ex: the
toucan, the whitetail
deer( one of our national
symbols), the
yiguirro(another national
symbol), and the turtle.
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PoliticsCosta Rica’s president is
Laura Chinchilla, first women
to be president in our
country.
The system of government
is democratic.
Costa Rica’s independence
is on September 15.
The Capital is San Jose.
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EconomyIn Costa Rica, we use
Colones.
Here are some
examples of our bills and
coins.
1oo colones = $o.25
cents
1000 colones = $2
dollars
2000 colones =$4
dollars
10000 colones = $20
dollars
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AttractionsCosta Rica has a lot of
attractions for tourists. For
example:
Arenal Volcano
Surfing, hiking, water
rafting, fishing, diving,
canopy tours, and bungee
jumping.
Costa Rica’s new National
Soccer Stadium.
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Map of Costa Rica
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Sourceshttps://www.visitcostarica.com
http://www.guanacastecostarica.com/cities/la_cruz.htm
Youtube (Costa Rica five senses)