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__Welcome to Costa Rica__ GENERAL INFORMATION [|population facts] Costa Rica is located on the Central American isthmus. The capital is San jose. (San Hose has a population of 3 million) More than 90 percent of Costa Ricans are Roman Catholic. The Area of Ccsta Rica has 50,895 square feet.The country is divided by a backbone of volcanoes and mountins The presidents name is O'scar Arias S'anchez the National name is Republica De Costa Rica Climate information [|information about climates] Costa Rica is a tropical country which contains several distinct climate zones. There is no winter or summer. Temperature is more a matter of elevation than location with a mean of around 72 degrees in the central valley,82 degrees on the atlantic coast and 89 degrees on the pacific coast Arenal National Park FAMOUS ATTRATIONS [|popular attractions] This park is home to Costa Rica’s most active volcano and one of the parks main attractions is the Tabacon Hot Springs.

Tortuguero National Park This national attraction in Costa Rica is full of navigable lagoons and canals which are usually the highlight of a trip to this part of the country Manuel Antonio National Park This is the smallest park in Costa Rica but it attracts many tourists every year. [|significant holidays]

**Significant Holidays celebrated** [|popular music]
 * January 1**st: New Year’s Day, celebrated with a big dance in San Jose’s Parque Central.
 * March 19th:** St. Joseph’s Day, patron saint of San Jose and San Jose province.
 * June 29th**: St. Peter and St. Paul’s Day

Folk music
A strong African influence prevails on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, where the music is based on complex percussion rhythms such as the sinkit.