Costa Rica

By: Kaylin Dabney

Mapas y Geografía • Where is the country

located? What countries, oceans or seas are next to Costa Rica?Panama, Nicaragua, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea

• Cual es los rios mas importante ?San Juan River & the Reventazón

• Costa Rica no tiene ningun rios

Historia• Costa Rica was inhabited by an estimated 400,000

Indians when Columbus explored it in 1502. The Spanish conquest began in 1524. The region grew slowly and was administered as a Spanish province. Costa Rica achieved independence in 1821 but was absorbed for two years by Agustín de Iturbide in his Mexican empire. It became a republic in 1848. Except for the military dictatorship of Tomás Guardia from 1870 to 1882, Costa Rica has enjoyed one of the most democratic governments in Latin America.

Tradiciones / Eventos / Fiestas

All Souls DayAll Soul's Day (sometimes called

the "Day of the Dead") is always November 2 (November 3rd if the 2nd falls on a Sunday). All Soul's Day is a Roman Catholic day of remembrance for friends and loved ones who have passed away. This comes from the ancient Pagan Festival of the Dead, which celebrated the Pagan belief that the souls of the dead would return for a meal with the family. Candles in the window would guide the souls back home, and another place was set at the table. Children would come through the village, asking for food to be offered symbolically to the dead, then donated to feed the hungry

Información Importante • President: Laura Chinchilla (2010)

• Land area: 19,560 sq mi (50,660 sq km); total area: 19,730 sq mi (51,100 sq km) size of Vermont and New Hampshire combined

• Population (2012 est.): 4,636,348

• Capital and largest city (2009 est.): San José, 1,416,

• Currency: Colón

• Major religion: Roman Catholic

Ciudades

Deportes

• Soccer is a major sports

¿Quiénes son los personajes más famosos ?

• Oscar Arias Sanchez (politico)

• Claudia Poll (atletico)

• Francisco Zuniga (artista)

• Eunice Odio (poeta)

(clockwise)

Cual es la comidas typicos?

• Casada• Gallo Pinto• Sopa negra