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    Costa Rica is a country located in Central America between Nicaragua and Panama. It has a population of over 4 million people who primarily speak Spanish. The capital and largest city is San Jose. Costa Rica has a tropical climate and celebrates several Catholic festivals throughout the year honoring saints. Soccer is the most popular sport and the country gained independence from Spain in 1821.

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    COSTA RICA

    Moses and Ricca | Mr. MacDonagh | Transition Year

    LOCATION
    Costa Rica is in
    Central America,
    bordering both the
    Caribbean Sea and
    the North Pacific
    Ocean, between
    Nicaragua and
    Panama.

    POPULATION

    LANGUAGES

    LARGEST CITIES

    Puerto Limon
    Population: 63,081 (2012)

    Population: 254,886 (2011)

    San Francisco, Heredia


    Population: 55,923

    CAPITAL CITY

    CLIMATE

    CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS


    VIRGEN DE LOS ANGELES, AUGUST 2ND -The legend
    holds that in 1636 The Virgin of Angels appeared to a girl
    from Cartago many times as a small stone statue,people
    walk from their homes to this church, no matter how far
    they live, to pay respects to the patron saint of Costa Rica.
    FIESTA DE LOS DIABLITOS -On the 30th of December at
    midnight Borucas awake with grim devil masks. This ethnic
    festival of the native people of the south of the country
    recreates a fight to the death between the Indians
    (Diablitos) and the invading Spaniards.

    TRADITION - Costa Ricans are famous for


    observing Tico time, known locally as "la
    hora tica." Costa Ricans habitually arrive late,
    often by 30 minutes or more, to dinner,
    appointments, and get-togethers.Many
    Costa Ricans do not view late arrivals as rude
    and their tardiness is not meant to offend
    MUSIC - Costa Ricans enjoy Latin, American
    and British contemporary rock. However,
    when it comes to dancing, most prefer the
    traditional Latin rhythms of salsa, merengue,
    cumbia, and bolero.

    Roman Catholic is the state religion of Costa


    Rica. 76.3% of Costa Ricans identify as
    Catholic. An additional 13.7% are
    Evangelical Christians, 1.3% are Jehovah's
    Witness, and 0.7% are Protestant
    Christian. The remaining 8% either have
    no religion (3.2%) or are of other faiths
    (4.8%), including Mormonism, Judaism and
    Islam

    Food
    Arroz con pollo

    Casado
    plantain

    Fried

    Costa Rica is all about soccer. A few other


    popular sports in costa rica are bicycling,
    boxing, and wrestling. Children also play
    childish games like sack races and jacks,
    but soccer and surfing is their thing.
    They became independent in September
    15, 1821from Spain
    Government Type:Democratic Republic

    FAMOUS PEOPLE
    Oscar Arias Snchezis probably the most
    famous person in Costa Rican history. He
    was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1987 for
    his efforts to end civil wars which were
    raging at the time in several other Central
    American countries.

    Juan SantamaraHe became a hero in


    1856, when, in the middle of the battle
    against William Walker and the filibusters,
    he took a torch and burned down the
    house where the enemy was hiding. Losing
    his life for his nation, he became one of
    the most famous people in Costa Rica.

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