Costa Rica has set one fourth of it’s land aside in national parks, reserves, and refuges to protect these valuable natural resources from potential exploitation and ravages. This is more than any other country in the world. For such a small country, Costa Rica is home to five percent of all the plant and […]
Costa Ricans Love Liberty,Peace, and Independance Why do Costa Ricans love liberty, peace , and personal independence? Christopher Columbus arrived on the Atlantic Coast of Costa in 1502 at the present town of Limon. He found very little gold in this small mountainous country. Therefore, few people from Spain came to settle here. By […]
Costa Rica’s Amazing Diversity Costa Rica is not an island in the Caribbean. It is located in the center of the Central American isthmus. It is a very small country with less than 20,000 square miles, bordered on the north by Nicaragua and the south by Panama. On the west by the Pacific Ocean and […]
Costa Rica’s Treasure-It’s National Parks Costa Rica’s people values it’s national treasures so much that 20% of it’s land has been set aside for National Parks and Wildlife Preserves, protecting and preserving them for vacationers to enjoy some of the most beautiful tropical scenery in Central America. Located in the central valley sixty eight miles […]