Costa Rica
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Transcript of Costa Rica
By: Vanessa ValenzuelaAll Images Are Mine Unless Stated
Otherwise
COSTA RICA
THE CRATER OF THE POAZ VOLCANO IS 1,050 FEET DEEP. IT IS AN ACTIVE VOLCANO WITH A RANGE OF 1.6 KM GOING ACROSS. IT’S ONE OF
THE LARGEST CRATERS IN THE WORLD.
THE SECOND POAS VOLCANO CRATER CALLED BOTOS LAGOON IS MUCH SMALLER AND IS FILLED WITH A BODY
OF FRESH WATER. THIS CRATER IS INACTIVE AND ITS BODY OF WATER FEEDS INTO TWO COSTA RICA RIVERS.
LA PAZ WATERFALL GARDENS IS A PROPERTY SIZE OF ABOUT 70 ACRES AND IS HOME TO MANY DIFFERENT SPECIES AND FIVE WATERFALLS AND OVER 3.5 KILOMETERS OF WALKING
TRAILS THROUGHOUT THE GARDEN.
THE WATERFALL GARDENS IS HOME TO MANY INDIGENOUS SPECIES AND WE SEE THE BUTTERFLY
SPECIES MORPHO PELEIDES ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE RESCUED WHITE THROATED CAPUCHIN ON
THE LEFT SIDE.
25% OF THE NATIONAL TERRITORY IN COSTA RICA IS DEDICATED TO NATIONAL PARKS OR OTHER NATURAL WILDLIFE AREAS. THE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE REFERRED TO AS “TICOS” AND
THEY HAVE A VERY HIGH LIFE EXPECTANCY OF ABOUT 76 YEARS!