Costa Rica

The country of Costa Rica is relatively located in Central America, between Panama and Nicaragua, and located at the absolute location of 9.95° N, 84° W. It is bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south. Roughly half the size of Iceland and smaller than the state of West Virginia, Costa Rica has 19,560 square miles of land. Costa Rica lies in the formal region of Central America and Costa Rica itself. An example of one of the country’s functional regions would be the range of the…

The first thing that sticks out to most Americans when observing the countries of Costa Rica and Nicaragua is how great of vacation destination these countries are. However, these countries are much more than simple tourist destinations and each possess rich histories. Originally colonized by the Spanish, both these neighboring countries gained independence in 1821 and have grown tremendously over the past 2 centuries (cite). Being situated right next to each other the growth these two countries…

Costa Rica is located in Central America. It shares borders with Panama and Nicaragua. Its touches both the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. Costa Rica is in the middle of a massive and rugged rainforest. On February 7, 2016 La Casa Amarilla opens its historic doors to the public for the first time La Casa Amarilla was built in 1920 by Henry D. Whitfield, an architect from the US from the United States. The “Yellow House” will be open for tours two times every month. La Casa Amarilla is home to…

Introduction: Many people may not know of the small nation of Costa Rica, it has been said that the nation is often confused as the island of Puerto Rico. However Costa Rica is located in Central America boarded by Nicaragua and Panamá, to the North and South respectively, and the Caribbean Sea on the East Coast and the Pacific on the West. In the pre-Colombian era, Costa Rica had fewer indigenous groups that resided in the region compared to other Central America nations; however those that…

How did the country begin? After the Mexican War of Independence (which were between the years 1810–1821), Costa Rica became independent from Spain. But after the first few years the country struggled. so during 1824 Juan Mora Fernandez, elected the nation's first chief of state, proposed the construction of more modern roads and ports for means of transportation and trade through the country and others . Juan Mora Fernandez also granted land to farmers that would grow coffee. And into the…

Costa Rica can be considered a beautiful tropical paradise that is suffering from a lack of financial sustainability with their universal health coverage. The current failing system is a major contribution to the increasing financial crisis of the country. The overwhelming amount of new immigrants whom are utilizing financial resources, but are not contributing to the growth of the economy are a major contributing factor. As a result of the current financial troubles, we will divulge into key…

Corcovado National Park in the south pacific region of Costa Rica was founded on October 24, 1975 as a conservational effort against logging and commercial road building. This is because the ecosystem services provided by the tropical rainforest are abundant. According to National Geographic, the area is “the most biologically intense place on earth in terms of biodiversity.”(National Geographic). Local and indigenous people have lived in and around this area for generations. Like any other…

There are about two types of hunger which is famine and chronic. Famine hunger is in Costa Rica and their problem is not that they don’t have enough food in their country it’s the cost of food is very expensive for the community to buy for their families. Even though Costa Rica is one of the countries in Central America that doesn’t have an extreme hunger problem, there are many that does. If Coast Rica then has a hold up in the coffee industry, the employment numbers began to lower. The lower…

with Costa Rica and CELAC. The opening question is will China agree to the loan…

where I was not in the United States. We Will be going to Costa Rica! This place is important to me because I realized what the United States had compared to what Costa Rica had. Costa Rica also had many things that the United States doesn’t have. I definitely would recommend going to Costa Rica and seeing all the rainforests, markets shops, and just seeing the way they live life differently than how we live life. The Rainforests of Costa Rica were unbelievable! You could see the beautiful…