Costa Rica

Reasons to Visit:

Una razon para visitar a costa rica es el tiene la mejor playa en a mundo = a reason to visit Costa rica is it has the best beach in the world.

Costa Rica tiene una cultura impresionante y una gente muy agradable = Costa Rica has an impressive culture and very pleasant people.

Costa Rica tiene muchos animales y las atracciones emocionantes = Costa Rica has a lot of animals and exciting attractions.

El tiempo en Costa Rica es uno del mejor en el mundo = The weather in Costa Rica is one of the best in the world.

Costa Rica is one of the biggest vacation spots = Costa Rica es uno de las vacaciones mÐ"ÐŽs grandes marca.

Destination:

Costa Rica consists of seven different regions = Costa Rica consiste en siete regiones diferentes.

Mountains and high central plains are the key features of Costa Rica's landscape = Las montaÐ"±as y las llanuras centrales altas son las caracterÐ"­sticas clave del paisaje de Costa Rica.

The seven regions of Costa Rica are San JosÐ"©, Heredia, Cartago, Alajuela, Puntarenas, Guanacaste, LÐ"­mon = Las siete regiones de Costa Rica son San JosÐ"©, Heredia, Cartago, Alajuela, Puntarenas, Guanacaste, LÐ"­mon.

San JosÐ"© is the most popular region = San JosÐ"© es la regiÐ"Ñ-n mÐ"ÐŽs popular.

Costa Rica has two seasons, a wet and dry season = Costa Rica tiene dos temporadas, una temporada mojada y seca.

Costa Ricans call themselves 'Ticos" = Costa Ricans llame a sÐ"­ mismo 'Ticos.

Costa Rica is 1290 kilÐ"Ñ-metres of the coast of the United States and is the size of West Virginia = Costa Rica es 1290 kilÐ"Ñ-metres del costa del United States y es el tamaÐ"±o de West Virginia.

The Irazu Volcano on Costa Rica is 3431 meters which is the largest one on the island = The Irazu VolcÐ"ÐŽn on Costa Rica es 3431 metros cuÐ"ÐŽl es el grande en la isla.

Costa rica is next to Nicaragua in the north and Panama in the south = Costa rico esta al lado de panamÐ"ÐŽ en el sur y de nicaragua en la norte.

The largest lake in Costa Rica is long sand = El lago mÐ"ÐŽs grande en Costa Rica es largo arenal

History:

Christopher Columbus dio Costa Rica su nombre que significa la "rich shore" en 1502 = Christopher Columbus gave costa rica its name meaning "rich shore" in 1502

Juan de CavallÐ"Ñ-n dirigiÐ"Ñ- los primeros colonizadores espaÐ"±oles exitosos en Costa Rica en 1561 = Juan de CavallÐ"Ñ-n led the first successful Spanish colonizers into Costa Rica in 1561

A pesar del nombre, Costa Rica tuvo pocos recursos del interÐ"©s a exploradores espaÐ"±oles = Despite the name, Costa Rica had few resources of interest to Spanish explorers

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