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Costa Rica

BY: KAYLA SHOULDERS AND HANAH CASEY

User GuideThis eBook was co-written by Hanah Casey and Kayla Shoulders. This book was created for the purposes and goals of education of elementary students. The Indiana Academic Standards used in set-ting the preliminary goals for the book are as follows:

EL.3.4 2006 - WRITING: Processes and Features--EL.3.4.2 2006 Discuss ideas for writing, use diagrams and charts to develop ideas, and make a list or notebook of ideasWL.MA3.4 2007 - CULTURES: Develop awareness of other cul-turesLearners examine, experience, and reflect on the relationships among the practices, products, and perspectives of the cultures studied.WL.MA3.6 2007 - CONNECTIONS: Access and connect informa-tion through various mediaLearners strengthen language proficiency and cultural knowledge by using current digital media and authentic resources.

In alignment with the educational goal standards, the purpose of this eBook is to create awareness of the Costa Rican culture, envi-ronment, and peoples by exploring different aspects of the culture, environment, and peoples while also being introduced to Spanish vocabulary. Third grade writing standards are included as a means of developing writing skills and organizational practices necessary to develop fluent and proficient written communication.

The intention of the eBook is an interactive, informational experi-ence. Throughout the book, one will find numerous pictures as a means of visual representation of informational materials. Some photographs are presented in photo galleries; click on the photo gal-lery and use the left- and right-pointing arrows to navigate the pic-tures in the gallery. This eBook contains an interactive picture which can be clicked on to view different aspects of the picture within the frame. One can also find videos in the book via YouTube, and such videos can be watched by simply clicking “play.” One video is provided via a web browser icon; to access the video, one will be taken to a website on which the video will be played. The eBook also contains quizzes which are meant to be viewed and answered within the book as a quick knowledge check. For some of the writ-ing activities a notepad has been provided, simply click on the activ-ity and begin typing. Throughout the eBook, active links are present to review materials independently. To review the materials, follow the link by selecting it within the text.

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Meet the AuthorsHanah Casey¡Hola! My name is Hanah Casey and I am currently a freshman at Indiana University. I am majoring in Secondary Education in English/Language Arts with a focus in Eng-lish as a Second Language (ESL) and a mi-nor in Spanish. I love working with students because it is great to see them passionate about a subject. I hope one day to teach Eng-lish or Language Arts in Spain! I co-wrote this e-Book with another future teacher so that we could bring the culture and language of Costa Rica to young students.

Kayla ShouldersHello! I am currently a freshman at Indiana University, studying Elementary Education. I am passionate about education because I feel the value it brings to one’s life is immense. I love working with children, simply because they are an inspiration to me. I love witness-ing the “Aha!” moments. I co-wrote this eBook with another preservice teacher. Work-ing with Hanah was a wonderful opportunity for me to expand my horizons and share my own knowledge while creating a learning op-portunity for other stu-dents. I truly hope you enjoy this eBook!

IntroductionHello Students! In this book, we will be looking at the wonderful country of Costa Rica. You will also be able to know a little bit of Spanish by the time you have fin-ished this book because each chapter in-troduces new Spanish vocabulary. You can also watch multiple videos all about Costa Rica and beautiful pictures that show you what the country is like. Be sure to read carefully and follow all of the activities throughout the book, because they will be important for the end of the unit. Along with learning about Costa Rica, you will also be working on your writing skills. We will work on organiza-tion, forming ideas and learning about important writers of Costa Rica. Good Luck! Or in Spanish, ¡Buena Suerte!

CHAPTER 1History

1500-1900sCosta Rica, meaning rich coast in Spanish, was found in 1502 by Christopher Columbus. These Spanish settlers also found the Carib tribe already living there. The Spaniards began building villages and towns and looking for gold and minerals. The conquerors, or los con-quistadores, lived there for many years controlling Costa Rica.

In 1812 the people of Costa Rica earned their independence, la inde-pendencia, from Spain. Costa Rica then had to set up their own gov-ernment and economy. Farmers began building coffee plantations there and coffee became the main export of the country. Later, other plantations, or farms, were built to export other foods, such as ba-nanas.

One important event from Costa Rica’s history, or la historia, was when William Walker from Tennessee started a war, una guerra. He and over 20,000 men marched to Central America in 1855 and took control of Nicaragua. Walker then went to Costa Rica to take land for wealthy American plantation owners. However, President Mora of Costa Rica heard of the attack and pre-pared an army of 9,000 men from

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Spanish Vocabulary

La Historia: the History

Los Conquistadores: the Conquerors

La Independencia: the Independence

Una Guerra: a War

History of Costa Rica

Watch this timeline to learn more about the history!

different jobs. Popular legend says Juan Santa Maria, a poor drummer boy, set fire to a farmhouse where Walker was hid-ing with his men making them leave and allowing Costa Rica to win the battle!

1900s- TodayIn 1940, a new president was selected as the leader of Costa Rica. When Calderon became president, many changes were made. He and his actions were based on his Christian beliefs. He started the University of Costa Rica, and went on to create programs to help the people.

In 1948, Costa Rica entered a Civil War. Even though Presi-dent Rafael Calderon had many supporters, there were still people who thought that his rule and government were wrong. The group formed against Calderon was called the “Opposi-tion.” Two main people, Otilio Ulate and Jose Figueres Ferrer, led this group. They worked together to try to take over Costa Rica. Ulate ran against Calderon in the election and originally won, but Congress made them recount the votes. Peaceful talks began between the two in order to settle disagreements.

During this time, Figueres and his supporters took over the town of San Isidro to kick out the president. The war only lasted 40 days but was very bad. About 2,000 people died. Figueres kept power until 1949 when he handed over the power to Ulate. In the 1952 elections, Figueres had formed his own political party and successfully and fairly won control.

Writing ActivityWriting begins with exploring topics that are interesting to you and organizing them by order of interest or importance. From the reading, below are some topics that may interest you. In order for you to begin organizing writing topics, list the topics so the most interesting is on top and the least interesting is on bottom. The topics shown below are the topics for you to con-sider and order by how much they interest you.

Topics

Native Costa Rican People

Costa Rican Independence

Spanish Colonization of Costa Rica

Spanish Conquistadors

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History Writing Activity

Use this notepad to create organize the topics above by list-ing them in order of which is most interesting to you to which is least interesting.

CHAPTER 2

Geography Costa Rica is located in Central America. To its north is Nicara-gua, and to its south is Panama. The capitol city, ciudad, San Jose, is located in the center of the country. On the Eastern coast of Costa Rica is the Caribbean Sea which is part of the At-lantic Ocean. On the Western coast of the country is the Pacific Ocean. The size of Costa Rica is about 51,000 square kilome-ters. The climate is known as tropic and/or subtropic. The over-all temperature of the country changes with elevation. The mountain ranges, cordilleras, tend to be cooler.

The rainy season, temporada de lluvias, is usually in May through November with the rest of the year being the dry sea-son, estación seca. The overall geography and weather, tiempo, patterns of Costa Rica vary. It has two coastlines, as mentioned before, and it has rainforests (selvas), mountains, volcanoes (vol-canes), and lowlands. There are also river systems that stem from the mountain ranges, cordilleras. Costa Rica is known for

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Spanish Vocabulary

Las Cordilleras: the Mountain Ranges

Los Volcanes: the Volcanoes

La Temporada de Lluvias: the Rainy Season

La Estación Seca: the Dry Season

El Tiempo: the Weather

La Ciudad: the City

La Selva: the Rainforest

its widely varying microclimates that are present due to the changing landscape.

Writing ActivityOrganizing writing topics is only the beginning of becoming a good writer. In this chapter, topics of climate, weather, Costa Rica’s location, and the capital city are shared.

Pick a topic from the reading and write a topic sentence. A topic sentence states the main idea of your writing. Once you pick your topic, think about some things that you know about it based on this chapter. After you have thought about your topic, write your main idea below as a sentence.

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Topic Sentence

Use this notepad to write your main idea in a complete sentence

Spanish Vocabulary

El Gobierno: The Government

El Presidente: The President

La Constitución: The Constitution.

El Ejército: The Military

CHAPTER 3

Government

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StructureCosta Rica’s government, gobierno, is very similar to the United States, but instead of a constitutional republic, it is a democratic republic. This means that Costa Rica has a president, a system of checks and balances, a legislature, a constitution and many other items that create the system of government. Right now, the President of Costa Rica is Laura Chinchilla, who began her four year term on May 8, 2010.

MilitaryCosta Rica is unique because it does not actually have a na-tional military, ejército. It only has police officers and security officials to protect the country. In 2000 a Coast Guard was cre-ated because Costa Rica is surrounded by water on two sides. Costa Rica does not need much protection because it declared in 1993 to be a neutral country who does not takes sides dur-ing times of war. Instead, Costa Rica tries to promote peace, and asks other countries in Central America to do the same.

Costa Rica

United States

Click on the two text boxes to zoom in and see where the United States and Costa Rica are in the world! Also, read a lit-tle bit more about the differences between the military, or ejército, in the United States and Costa Rica!

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The PresidentPresident Chinchilla originally ran for president under the National Liberation Party. One of her goals as president is to create a much stronger national security in order to pro-tect the people of Costa Rica. She also wants to boost Costa Rica’s revenue through taxes, and then use that money for security and education for the people of Costa Rica. She also has started many reforms to help children, senior citizens and women’s rights groups. Very soon, Costa Rica will be electing a new president as President Chinchillas first term is almost complete. However, there is the possibility that she can be re-elected into term, similar to how an American President, or presidente, can have two terms.

ConstitutionJust like the United States, Costa Rica has a Constitution, or consitución, that is important for their government. They first started using the Constitution on November 7th, 1949. How-ever, it has been changed a little bit 16 times since the origi-nal! The Costa Rican Constitution is a very large list of laws that tell the government and the people what rights they have. For example, the Costa Rican people also have freedom of speech, meaning they can say what they want without being in trouble with the government. It also means, that the people of Costa Rica have the ability to be any religion, speak any lan-guage or talk about any subject they want with others without being in danger. The United States has the same law in their Constitution in order to protect the American people.

Government Quiz

Check Answer

Question 1 of 4How do you say “the military” in Spanish?

A. El Ejército

B. El Gobierno

C. El Presidente

Spanish Vocabulary

El Pintor: the Painter

El Presidente: the President

La Bandera: the Flag

El Nadador: the Swimmer

El Autor: the Author

El Escritor: the Writer

Los Ticos: Famous Natives (male)

Las Ticas: Famous Natives (female)

CHAPTER 4

Important People

Francisco AmighettiFrancisco Amighetti was a famous painter, pintor, who was of-ten influenced by Mexican, American, European, and Japa-nese works. He addressed social problems while highlighting the everyday situations of Costa Rica in his bright paintings.

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This is the famous writer Julieta Pinto

Important People of Costa Rica

There are many famous people in Costa Rica. Famous na-tives are called ticos (male) and ticas (female). Read through the following pages to learn more about the famous people that are important to the people of Costa Rica!

One of Amighetti’s paintings.

Jose Maria Castro MadizJose Maria Castro Madriz was the President of the Congress and Supreme Court in Costa Rica at one point. He was very influen-tial in Costa Rica’s progress as a country. In 1847, he became chief of state. The next year, he helped make Costa Rica an inde-pendent country and became the first president, presidente, of the Independent Republic. He was president from 1848 to 1849. He also helped with establishing the country’s flag, bandera.

Claudia and Silvia PollAlso, Claudia and Silvia Poll have been noted for winning several medals at the Olympics in swim-ming competitions. These two swimmers, nadadores, have be-come role models to many and have honored their country through hard work.

Oscar Arias Sanchez and

Laura ChinchillaOscar Arias Sanchez is one of Costa Rica’s recent presidents. He won the Nobel Peace prize for his work to bring peace to Latin America. The current president, presidente, is Laura Chinchilla. She be-came Costa Rica’s first female president in 2010.

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Writing ActivityCosta Rica also has many famous authors, autor, and writers, escritor. These individuals are examples of those who have created written works, just like ones that you are learning to write. It is important to know that writing is a part of everyday life. Look at the below resources to learn more about some Costa Rican authors.

Julieta Pinto: A Famous Costa Rican Writer

Costa Rican Authors

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Writing Assignment

Use this notepad to take notes about the authors you have read about! Write at least three important facts about at least two authors, and any other information that you find to be interesting!

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.editorialcostarica.com/escritores.cfm?detalle=1022&prev=/search?q=Julieta+Pinto&biw=1280&bih=874

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.editorialcostarica.com/escritores.cfm?detalle=1022&prev=/search?q=Julieta+Pinto&biw=1280&bih=874

http://thelatinoauthor.com/countries/costa-rica/literature/

http://thelatinoauthor.com/countries/costa-rica/literature/

Spanish Vocabulary

El Volcán: the Volcano

La Fortuna: the Fortune

La Cascada: the Waterfall

Las Ruinas: the Ruins

CHAPTER 5

Famous Landmarks

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Arenal Volcano One of the most popular attraction for visitors is the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica. The volcano, volcán, is believed to have formed over 7,000 years ago! The volcano is very fa-mous in Costa Rica because between 1968 and 2010 it was the most active volcano, out of many, in Costa Rica. However, many of the eruptions during that time period were not bad. The worst eruption happened in 1968 when three small towns were buried and 87 people died. Since 2010, the vol-cano has entered into a dormant phase, meaning that it is still alive but it is not erupting. Today the volcano is sur-rounded by a 29,692 acre national park. Visitors love the vol-cano for its beautiful rainforest, popular whitewater rafting, heated hot springs, scenic horseback rides and much more!

Arenal Volcano Video

Watch this video to learn a little bit more about the Arenal Volcano and the rainforest surrounding it.

Here is an image of the Arenal Volcano. Notice the smoke ris-ing from the top of the volcano. Luckily, it is not dangerous to the people of Costa Rica.

Famous Landmarks

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La Fortuna WaterfallAnother popular attraction in Costa Rica is La Fortuna Water-fall. La Fortuna means “the fortune” in Spanish, so the water-fall, cascada, was named for its rich beauty. The waterfall is lo-cated across from the Arenal Volcano, and flows down the side of the dormant Cerro Chato Volcano. The waterfall is about 200 feet long and surrounded by exotic plants and animals. At the bottom of the waterfall, there is a bright aquamarine pool that visitors like to swim in after a long day in the hot Costa Ri-can sun.

Monteverde and Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserves

A cloud forest might sound a little strange, but it is basically an-other name for a very dense rainforest where the trees cover the clouds. This traps moisture in the rainforest, allowing a safe home for a many exotic plants and animals. Here you will find toucans, howler monkeys, jaguars and even three-toed sloths.To protect this land, Costa Rica created a reserve protected by the Arenal Conservation Area on March, 1st, 1992. They also allow tourists and locals to visit the park in order to teach them about the why we should protect our natural resources. In fact, all money made from tickets and tours goes to the conservation of this rainforest.

Your Last Vacation

When was the last time you went on vacation? What did you do? Make a numbered list of five different things you did or landmarks you visited during your last vacation. Write at least one sentence for each of the five things you did. Be sure to write at the very top where you went for your vacation!

Cartago RuinsIf you enjoy history, a nice place to go to is the Cartago Ruins. These buildings were first created in the 1500s in the middle of, what is now, Cartago. The native people in the 1500s created a modern day city which shocks historians. The city was com-pletely independent and had an agriculture crops, such as pota-toes and onions. However, the locals abandoned the city around the 1800s to escape the threat of the volcanos. Today, many of the buildings of the old city still stand as ruins, ruinas, and can be visited by tourists. One of these famous buildings it the Basil-ica de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles, the largest church in Cart-ago. Every year, many people travel to visit this church.

Writing Activity

Spanish Vocabulary

La Libertad: the Freedom

El Arte: the Art

La Sabana: the Savannah

Las Vacaciones; the Holidays

La Plaza de Toros: the Bullring

CHAPTER 6

Holidays

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Costa Rica has an abundance of holidays, vacaciones, that they celebrate throughout the year. Some holidays are the same ones that we celebrate in the United States, such as Christmas, Valen-tines Day and Halloween. However, they also have some holi-days that we do not celebrate in America. In this chapter, we will read about some of the holidays that the people of Costa Rica love to celebrate.

The International Festival of Arts

This is an event that takes place during the last two weeks of March in Costa Rica. It is led by the Department of Culture and Youth and has been happening every other year since 1992. Famous artists from all over the world and local per-formers meet at this festival to entertain the people of Costa Rica. The festival is actually spread out all throughout the country, but the main city where the festival takes place is in San Jose in a park called “La Sabana” which means the sa-vannah in English.

Here is a picture of the plaza de toros, or the bullring, which is where Costa Ricans go to watch the bullfighting events at the Palamares festival.

Click through the following images to see what some of these festivals and events look like!

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Independence DayCosta Rica is unique because it has the same independence day as the rest of Central America, which is held on Septem-ber 15th. An important event during this holiday is when a torch is carried from Nicaragua to Cartago, Costa Rica by relay runners. The torch is a representation of the freedom, or la libertad in Spanish. Costa Rica also has a tradition that at 6:15 p.m. all Costa Ricans take a break and sing the national anthem together. Children will also dress up in his-torical costumes and carry lanterns in the morning for pa-rades that run through the city. It is a very exciting day for the people of Costa Rica.

Palamares FestivalOne important festival in Costa Rica is the Palamares festival which is held in the small town of Palamares. The festival is dur-ing the second week of January and continues all the way until the end of the month! The festival officially begins with the Pa-lamarin Soccer Cup at the stadium. You can find also concerts, fireworks, traditional food, and even a Costa Rican bullfight and a traditional horse parade at the festival. The bullfight is very popular for the Costa Rican people, however, Costa Rica has very strict rules in order to protect the people participating and the bulls. People travel from all over the country to visit this event, and it continues to be popular to this day!

Costa Rican Holidays Quiz

Check Answer

Question 1 of 5Which color is included on the Costa Rican flag?

Spanish Vocabulary

La Música: The Music

Los Instrumentos: The Instruments

Los Bailes: The Dances

Las Fiestas: The Parties

CHAPTER 7

Music

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The music, música, most important to the culture of Costa Rica is the folk music. Although there are many types of folk music, there are four important types in Costa Rica. The four types are Guanacaste, Central Valley, Caribbean and San Is-idro del General. Each type of music is different in their own way, which we will see in the rest of the chapter!

GuanacasteThis type of folk music is influenced by other South American countries that surround Costa Rica, like Colombia and Panama. One important instrument, instrumentos, is the marimba, which is basically a very large wooden xylophone. This style of music is used for many dances throughout Costa Rica, such as the Punto Guanacasteco and Los Amores de Laco. These dances are passed along throughout the generations, along with the mu-sic, which is why they have lasted so long in Costa Rica!

Central ValleyThis category of music is mainly influenced by the Spanish. They are often called “peasant serenades” by the people of Costa Rica because everybody knows the lyrics to the songs. They often include guitars and marimbas that create a catchy beat. One popular song is called “Despierta Niña,” or “Wake Up Child” in English.

Costa Rican Music

Watch this video to hear an example of Costa Rican music. Notice, the instruments. In this video, we can see two gui-tars and a marimba, which is the large wooden xylophone usually seen in Guanacaste music.

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Costa Rica’s National Anthem

Watch this video to hear what Costa Rica’s na-tional Anthem sounds like

CaribbeanThe Caribbean music mainly comes from Spain, the Central Val-ley, and the Caribbean Islands. This type of music is played by an exciting band for parades and parties, or fiestas. This type of music is also found at dances, bailes. There are many different types of Caribbean music, but they all have instruments such as drums and clarinets to create the lively beat that the people of Costa Rica love!

Scroll through the to see the lyrics of the National Anthem!

San Isidro del GeneralThe final type of folk music was started in a small town in the south of Costa Rica called San Isidro del General. The music is very unique because it includes peasant music and creole beats. This type of folk music is usually only found in this town, because it is culturally separate from the rest of Costa Rica because its lo-cation is so far South.

National AnthemUp until 1852 Costa Rica did not have a National Anthem. In 1852, however, the United States and the United Kingdom sent ambassadors to Costa Rica for the first time. The president of Costa Rica wanted a lovely welcoming ceremony for the ambas-sadors, so he hired Mr. Manuel María Gutiérrez to compose the music for the national anthem. Gutiérrez was picked specifi-cally for this job because he was the director of Costa Rica’s Na-tional Army Orchestra. The anthem was then first performed on June 11, 1852 and has stayed since. The lyrics were not cre-ated until 1900 when Costa Rica created a competition for the best lyrics. José María Zeledón Brenes won the competition, and his lyrics became a part of the official national anthem.

National Anthem LyricsNoble homeland your beautiful flag It gives us expression of your life Under the clear blue of your sky White and pure rests peace

In the persistent struggle, of the productive labourThat reddens the face of manYour simple farmer sons won

Spanish Vocabulary

Las Tapas: the Appetizers

El Desayuno: the Breakfast

El Almuerzo: the Lunch

La Cena: the Dinner

La Restaurante: the Restaurant

La Receta: the Recipe

La Comida: the Food

CHAPTER 8

Food and Dining

Costa Rican meals are affected by many different cultures and people. Most of the traditional and common foods are a mix of Spanish food with vegetables and fruits from the land of Costa Rica. In restaurants though, there are many different kinds of food that are served. Italian, Japanese, and Caribbean foods are a few that can be found in Costa Rican restaurants, res-taurnte.

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Casado

Costa Rican Food

Traditional FoodsCasada is one of the most common foods, comida, in Costa Rica. The dish is complete with beans, rice, peppers, onions, plan-tains, cabbage salad with tomato and carrot, and a choice of meat. Whichever meat you choose, it will never be fried. This food, comida, is so common that you can find it anywhere in Costa Rica at any time. You can expect this dish to be most often served for lunch, almuerzo, and dinner, cena.

Gallo Pinto is usually what’s for breakfast, desayuno. It also has rice and beans, but they are mixed together in this dish. Other food, comida, in this dish are fried or scrambled eggs, chopped beef, fried plantains, and tortillas. When eating this dish, people will pour Salsa Lizano on it, which is a sweet, slightly spicy salsa. You can find this food at any restaurant, restaurante, or diner, soda. Here is a link to the recipe, receta: Gallo Pinto.

Tamales are made by boiling plantain leaves and stuffing them with cornmeal mix, saffron rice, pork, beans, and vegetables. This food can be found at a farmer’s market and maybe in a gro-cery store. However, they are often homemade for special occa-sions and holidays such as Christmas or family celebrations. Check out the recipe, receta, for Beef Tamales.

This video shows common foods for breakfast, desayuno, lunch, almuerzo, and dinner, cena. It also shows different kinds of fruits that can be found in Costa Rica.

Fruits & VegetablesCorn is one of the most widely used vegetables. It is used to make tortillas, empanadas (turnovers filled with beans or cheese), and even corn pancakes! Patacones are plantains that are mashed, fried, and sprinkled with salt. Common fruits found in Costa Rica papaya, mangos, pineapple (pina), watermelon, and avoca-dos. A popular fruit among native people, Ticos, are green coco-

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Traditional Foods Video

https://www.costaricaguides.com/articles/recipes/gallo_pinto.html


https://www.costaricaguides.com/articles/recipes/beef_tamals.html


nuts, pipas. By cutting off the top of the fruit and reaching the center, you have a drink of coconut milk!

Sweet TreatsCosta Ricans make fudge out of coconut and orange peel called Cajeta de coco. They also make candy from raw sugar called Melcochas. The national dessert is a three-layered cus-tard flan called Tres leches. Here is a link to the recipe, receta: Tres Leches.

DrinksDrinks made of fruit and milk or water with ice are very popu-lar in Costa Rica. Another common drink, also one of Costa Rica’s most common crops, is coffee. Horchata is a drink made from rice flour and cinnamon. Because coconuts are very popular in the region, fresh, chilled coconut water, Pipa fria, is also a common drink of Costa Rica.

Writing Activity Pick one of the below recipes, recetas, and read it very care-fully.

Gallo Pinto

Beef Tamales

Tres Leches

Once you are done reading the recipe, think about how you would tell your friend to make it. Make an outline of ideas as if you were going to share the recipe with your friend so he or she could make it.

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Recipe Writing Activity

Use this notepad to create an outline of ideas that you could use if you wanted to share this recipe with a friend! Be sure to be specific!

https://www.costaricaguides.com/articles/recipes/tres_leches.html








CHAPTER 9

Sports

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In Costa Rica, one of the most popular sports, deportes, is foot-ball (or soccer) to play, watch and learn. It was first brought to the country in the 1800s when European settlers started colonies in Costa Rica. Since then, the game of football has become the most famous sport in the country. All throughout Costa Rica you can find football fields with men, women and children practicing the game!

Costa Rica has a professional football league with 12 different teams! These teams compete throughout the entire year in both a winter season and a summer season. Costa Rica also has a na-tional soccer team that is the third most competitive in Central and North America (first and second being the United States and Mexico). The Costa Rica’s women’s team is currently ranked 41st in the world, while the men’s team is ranked 34th.

This is an image of Costa Rica’s logo for their national football league. It includes the colors of their flag, red, white and blue.

Football in Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s football, fútbol, team also has played against teams all around the world when they qualified for the World Cup in 1990, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. The World Cup is when foot-ball (or soccer) teams from all around the globe compete against each other to see who is the best team in the world for that year. This year the World Cup is being held in Brazil! Overall, Costa Rica’s football team is very successful and football continues to be a favorite for the people of Costa Rica.

Spanish Vocabulary:

El Fútbol: Football (or Soccer)

Los Deportes: the Sports

Las Medallas: the Medals

El Béisbol: Baseball

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OlympicsCosta Rica also participates in the world games that are the Olympics. The country first competed in the summer Olym-pics in Berlin in 1936, but did not return to compete again until the 1964 games in Toyko. Since then, Costa Rica has been at every sin-gle summer Olympics! As for the winter Olympics, Costa Rica first competed in 1980 in Lake Placid. They have competed at a few win-ter olympics since then, but be-cause of the country’s warm cli-mate, they do not have many win-ter sports. Costa Rica has won four medals total, one gold, one silver, and two bronze. All of their medals were won in the summer games and in the swimming event. Costa Rica was very proud when they won their medals, which in Spanish is medallas.

BaseballEven though it may not be the most popular sport, the people of Costa Rica also enjoy playing a game of baseball, or béisbol

in Spanish. In fact, baseball is considered to be the sec-ond most popular sport in Costa Rica. Costa Rica has one professional baseball team which plays in the Pan-American games. Also, Costa Rica is where the big league baseballs are cre-ated! In Turrialba, Costa Rica, there is the Rawlings baseball fac-tory where many baseballs are created each day, many of which are sent to the United States to be used in baseball games all across the nation!

Costa Rica Sports Review

Check Answer

Question 1 of 3Which sport is the most popular for the people of Costa Rica?

Spanish Vocabulary

La Martilla: Kinkajou

El Loro: Parrot

El Caimán: Alligator

La Rana de Árbol: Tree Frog

El Mono: Monkey

La Mariposa: Butterfly

CHAPTER 10

Animals

Now let’s explore some of Costa Rica’s most popular and well-known animals.

Red-eyed Tree FrogsThis tree frog, rana de árbol, lives in the rainforests of Costa Rica. They are not poisonous. They use what is called startle col-oration, flashing their red eyes and showing their bright orange feet, to scare animals that might try to hurt them. They are noctur-nal, which means they come out

at night, and they eat insects and sometimes smaller frogs!

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Costa Rica is home to many animals and insects. There are many different kinds of animals because

of different kinds of environments in Costa Rica. Different environments like volcanoes, mountains, coasts, rainforests, and lowlands have different ani-

mals in the area. Before you look at certain ani-mals from different parts of Costa Rica, take a trip

with Molly and Sam in the below video.

Adventures with Sam and Molly

Sam and Molly go to an animal rescue center in Costa Rica. Check out how many animals they meet!

Capuchin MonkeysThese monkeys, monos, live in the rainforests and tropical dry forests. They live in groups of ten to thirty and normally stay in the tree tops. Capuchins eat things like insects, fruit, and flowers. They communicate with other monkeys in their group by shrieking and chattering. They can be seen anytime of day, and some capu-chins in the natural re-serves are able to be fed by humans.

Scarlet MacawsThese birds are part of the parrot, loro, family. They are the largest parrots in the world and weigh about two pounds. They eat fruits, nuts, flowers, and nectars. They are also known to eat plants that are poisonous to other animals which they can do because they eat clay (soil) which helps take away the plants poison. Macaws are normally found in lowland tropical forests and dry tropical forests. They mate for life

and the couple can lay about two eggs every year. They have been known to live forty years or more. These birds have become known as endangered which means that no more of them will be living if the number of them goes down any more.

ButterfliesCosta Rica is home to about ninety percent of Central Amer-ica’s butterfly, mariposa, species. Usually, matured butter-flies only live for three weeks, but in that short amount of time, they play an important role in their habitat. They are one of the most important pollinators, carrying pollen from flower to flower as they eat the nectar. Some of the most popu-lar butterflies found in Costa Rica are the Blue Morpho, He-cale Longwing, and the Owl Butterfly. The Blue Morpho but-terfly is known for its bright blue and black wings. The Hecale Longwing butterfly has long, thin wings that are mostly black

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with white and oranges patches of color. The Owl Butterfly is known for its wings which are a mix of light brown, black, and blue.

AlligatorSeeing an alligator, caimán, in Costa Rica is normal, espe-cially in the lowlands and wetlands. These reptiles can become really large. Males can grow to be eight feet long, and females are usually about five feet long. An interesting thing about these animals is that they have been known to change color from their normal dark green to a dark black during cold

months. Alligators eat birds that live near water, fish, shell-fish, and sometimes even a wild pig.

KinkajouKinkajous, martillas, live in thick forest tree tops and inside tree hollows. They are nocturnal, being the most active at night. Adult kinkajous usually weigh about five pounds. They have a long tail which is about as long as their body. They also have two layers of fur, the inner layer being gray and the outer one being light brown. They eat fruit and other plants along with insects, bird eggs, and small vertebrates. Their knees and ankles are able to rotate 180 degrees, which helps them swing through the tree tops and hang from branches. They can be seen living in groups and alone.

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This is an example of a Blue Morpho Butterfly.

Click through the following slides to see pictures of Costa Rican butterflies

Writing ActivityPick one of your favorite animals from the ones listed in this chapter. Based on the picture and the information you have been shown, take notes on the animal that you choose. Take notes on what the animal looks like, what it likes to eat, and whether or not it likes being alone or with other animals. Take all of your notes in the notepad provided. Make sure

that your notes are so good that your friend would be able to know the animal if they saw it.

Look at the following two pictures of Kinkajous!

Costa Rican Kinkajous

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Writing Activity NotePad

Take your notes here about different types of animals found in Costa Rica!

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