Costa Rica

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.

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.

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%

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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

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.

Map of Costa Rica

Sourceshttps://www.visitcostarica.com

http://www.guanacastecostarica.com/cities/la_cruz.htm

Youtube (Costa Rica five senses)