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Costa Rica

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

COSTA RICA

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CONTENTS

  • Location
  • Land featurs
  • Water features\
  • Climate
  • History
  • Food
  • Economy and agriculture
  • Holidays
  • Trivia
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COsta Rica is located in Central America, in the middle of a tropical zone.

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The pacuare river is one of the largest rivers in Costa Rica, and it is a major tourist attraction.

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The Arenal Volcano in costa RIca is one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world.

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LAKE ARENAL, COSTA RICA'S LARGEST LAKE, HAS A SURFACE elevation of 1,785 feet.

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Costa Rica's climate is truly pleasant, with an average temperature of 70 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.

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COsta Rica has no active military, but there are remnants of past wars. Such as cannons or other crude-looking weapons.

Costa Rica abolished their military in 1948 to ''contribute to the happiness of the population.''

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Costa Rica gained their independence from the federal republic of Central America on September 15, 1838

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This is the gallo pinto, Costa Rica's national dish. It is made of rice and beans.

Costa Rica's most important export is coffee. It is grown on plantations.

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Arroz con pollo, or chicken with rice, is a Puerto Rican dish commonly eaten in Costa Rica.

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Costa Ricans love enchiladas. They can be made with chicken, pork, beef, or whatever you want!

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this is a fruit from a cacao tree. The white flesh inside of it is very delicious. The flesh protects what we call chocolate, or cocoa beans.

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This is chifrijo. It is made of pork, black beans, rice, and pico de gallo.

The lowest elevations in Costa Rica reach sea level, and this zone is called the coastal lowlands. This is a highly tropical zone.

The Costa Rican colon is worth about five thousandths of a dollar. It takes 500 colons to make one U.S dollar.

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COsta Ricans are moderately wealthy, but you will not see mansions around very often.

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This is a coffee plant on a plantation. There are many others filled with even more seed-like objects.

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The sun festival marks the beginning of the Mayan new year, and it also promotes solar power.

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HOLIDAYS

  • Costa Rica celebrates.......
  • Independence Day on September 15
  • Candlemas on February 2
  • All of our regular holidays like Christmas Easter, etc.
  • Juan santamaria day on April 11
  • The Mayan new year and the sun festival on February 25
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Candlemas celebrates the halfway point of winter, but the other meanings are quite unclear.

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TRIVIA

  • when did Costa Rica gain its independence?
  • who did they gain it from the second time?
  • How many colons are in a dollar?
  • Are the people in Costa Rica very wealthy?
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