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Costa Rica

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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COSTA RICA

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CAPITAL

SAN JOSE, Other large cities include Limón, Alajuela and Puntarenas
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Cerro Cerripo mountains stands at 12,500 feet

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EXCHANGE RATE

1USD=0.0018 COSTA RICAN COLON
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INDEPENDANCE DAY

  • Gained from spain in September 15, 1821
  • Joined the mexican empire
  • Left in 1838
  • José María Castro Madriz was first president, 1847
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President Louis Guillermo Solis runs their Democratic Republican government.

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IMPORTS

  • Refined Petroleum
  • Medicine
  • Printed Circuit Boards
  • Cars
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EXPORTS

  • Integrated Circuits
  • Office Machine Parts
  • Medical Instruments
  • Bananas
  • Tropical Fruit
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FRANKLIN CHANG DIAZ

NASA ASTRONAUT WHO HAS VISITED SPACE THREE TIMES
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CLAUDIA POLL

OLYMPIC SWIMMER, FIRST GOLD MEDALIST FROM CENTRAL AMERICA
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GIANNINA FACIO

ACTRESS, GLADIATOR AND PROMETHEUS
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The sun festival is annually celebrated on February 25 to celebrate the Mayan New Year and promote the use of solar power. Parades, Fireworks and large campfire ceremonies are common sites.

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Gallo Pinto, a breakfast dish of rice and beans mixed together with onions and bell peppers, is often considered the Costa Rican national dish.

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NEW LAW RECQUIRES ALL COSTA RICAN JAILS TO PROVIDE PILLOWS AND BLANKETS FOR INMATES (Costa Rican policy average 4 arrests a day)

Matthew Kettlewell