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Welcome To Costa Rica

So you wanna visit Costa Rica. Its a wonderful place to visit, almost everyday its sunny outside. Out here in Costa Rica you can wear shorts alot, so if i was you i would come prepare!

**1.General Information**
Costa Rica is located in Central America, and its captial is San Jose. Costa Rica has roughly 4,133,884 people living there, its always a party and never a dull day. Costa Rica's National Flag. The only official language is Spanish. There are two main accents native to Costa Rica, the standard Costa Rican and the Nicoyan.

Costa Rica boasts a varied history. Costa Rica was the point where the Mesoamerican and South American native cultures met Inside of the Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica, the Costa Rican national theater. The literacy rate in Costa Rica is of 95%,one of the highest in Latin America. Elementary and high schools are found throughout the country in practically every community.

=A college education is cheaper in Costa Rica!=



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2.Climate
 * Costa Rica is a tropical country . It has only two seasons: dry and green! The dry season with very little rain is generally between late December and April and the green or wet season lasts the rest of the year - May through November, but still offers an average of about 5 hours of daily sunshine. The Caribbean coast doesen't have this extended dry weather and stays green all year round and due to the humidity, tends to be a little oppressive sometimes. The Central Mountainous Region is more temperate, like the spring-like weather in San Jose, below.**

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**3. Famous Attractions** __ **Arenal National Park** -__ Arenal National Park is home to Costa Rica’s most active volcano and one of the parks main attractions is the Tabacon Hot Springs. Only Tabacon Hot Springs can tourist area still a relaxing place **__Corcovado National Park__** - Corcovado National Park is a good place to go camping. Some activities you can do here is horesback riding, deep sea fishing. conopy tour, and snorkling. The praks beach is one of the most ** pristine ** in Costa Rica!

**Hotel Punta Islita** - Hotel Punta Islita is a favorite for any honeymooners in Costa Rica. The Hotel is in Guanacaste, this is an ecotourism lodge that overlooks the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by lush tropical jungle!

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4. **Holidays/ Celebrations** **Costa Rica is a Catholic country and it’s holidays are mostly church-related** **April 11th:** Juan Santamaria Day. Public holiday to commemorate the national hero who fought at the battle of Rivas against the American invader William Walker in 1856.

**September 15th**: Independence Day, with big patriotic parades celebrates Costa Rica’s independence from Spain in 1821

**October 12th**: Dia de la Raza (Columbus Day). Limon province only, marked by carnival, which take place in the week prior to October 12.

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**5. Music** Costa Rican popular music genres include: an indigenous calypso scene which is distinct from the more widely-known Trinidadian calypso sound, as well as a thriving disco audience that supports nightclubs in cities like San José. American and British rock and roll and pop are very popular and common among the youth (especially urban youth), while dance-oriented genres like soca, salsa, merengue, cumbia and Tex-Mex have an appeal among a somewhat older audience. media type="custom" key="3610814"

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