Costa Rica!By. Samantha Salinas

Pura Vida!A term used by Costa Ricans that signifies the pure life and everything going well.

Coffee Beans!It takes 3 years to grow coffee properly and

they grow their crop on the sides of mountains.

All NaturalInstead of going against nature Costa Ricans often prefer to do things the natural way. Instead of building fences out of wood or metal like we do,

they use things like trees and other plants to separate their areas of land.

Butterfly MythThe myth of the princess and her friends who got lost in the forest on the way to reuniting the princess with her true love. They were

never found but it is said that the butterflies hold their spirit.

FamilyI learned that in the Costa Rican culture, family meant a lot to them. I feel as though through them we all became that much

closer and I’m glad I got to know everyone in LBAR a little better!