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Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a country located in Central America that is ranked as one of the most
visited international destinations. One of Costa Rica’s main sources of income
is tourism. Costa Rica is a democratic and peaceful country and it has not had
an army since the year 1948.
Although the country is small and it covers only 0.03 percent of the surface of the globe,
it proudly shelters 5 percent of the existing biodiversity in the entire world.
Twenty six percent of the country is composed of conservation and natural
protected territory.
Costa Rica Physical Features, Mountains and Volcanoes
Costa Rica has many different mountain ranges, surrounding the Valle Central. The most northern one is called Cordillera de Guanacaste and it consists of several volcanoes, some of which are still active. There are more Costa Rica mountains to the southeast, called the Cordillera de Tilaran. Visitors flock to popular destinations there like the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and the Arenal Volcano National Park.
The Cordillera de Tilaran is in the mountainous central valley, the Cordillera Central, and includes the Poas, Irazu, Turrialba and Barva Volcanoes. Over half the population resides in the central valley. The mountains in the Cordillera de Talamanca to the South are taller and harder to traverse due to steep terrain. Many of the volcanoes of Costa Rica are active: including the Arenal Volcano (currently dormant), Irazu, Turrialba, and Poas.
Climate
Costa Rica experiences a tropical climate year-round. There are two seasons. The “summer” or dry season is December to April, and the “winter” or rainy season is May to November.
Flora and fauna
There is a rich variety of plants and Costa Rican wildlife>. One national park, the Corcovado National Park, is internationally renowned among ecologists for its biodiversity (including big cats and tapirs) and is where visitors can expect to see an abundance of wildlife.[48][49] Corcovado is the one park in Costa Rica where all four Costa Rican monkey species can be found.[50] ound These include the white-headed capuchin>, the mantled howler, the endangered Geoffroy’s spider monkey,[50][51] and the> Central American squirrel monkey, found only on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and a small part of Panama, and considered endangered until 2008, when its status was upgraded to vulnerable. Deforestation, illegal pet-trading, and hunting are the main reasons for its threatened status.[52] Costa Rica is the first tropical country to have stopped and reversed deforestation; it has successfully restored its forestry and developed an ecosystem service to teach biologists and ecologists about its environmental protection measures.[53] The country had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 4.65/10, ranking it 118th globally out of 172 countries.[54]
Religion
Most Costa Ricans identify with a Christian religion, with Catholicism being the one with the largest number of members and also the official state religion according to the 1949 Constitution.
Education
The literacy rate in Costa Rica is approximately 97 percent and English is widely spoken primarily due to Costa Rica’s tourism
industry.[67] When the army was abolished in 1949, it was said that the “army would be replaced with an army of teachers”.[149]> Universal public education is guaranteed in the constitution; primary education is obligatory, and both preschool and secondary school are free. Students who finish 11th grade receive a Costa Rican Bachillerato Diploma accredited by the Costa Rican Ministry of Education.
Languages
The primary language spoken in Costa Rica is Spanish, which features characteristics distinct to the country, a form of Central American Spanish. Costa Rica is a linguistically diverse country and home to at least five living local indigenous languages spoken by the descendants of pre-Columbian peoples: Maléku, Cabécar, Bribri, Guaymí, and Buglere.
GUANACASTE
Guanacaste is a province of Costa Rica located in its northwestern area, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean; very rich in history, culture, folklore and a peculiar nature. It borders Nicaragua at N, with Alajuela province at E, Puntarenas Province at SE, and Pacific Ocean at W. The capital of Guanacaste is the city of Liberia, and the province has an area of 10,140.71 km2 (3,915.35 sq mi), and a population of 280,488 (the most sparsely populated in Costa Rica). The province is divided into 11 cantons and 59 districts.
Climate and culture of Guanacaste are distinctive among Costa Rican provinces. It experiences few rains and persistent heat from Dicember to April, which is what the tourists from cold and snow covered lands are looking for: dry heat and blue sky to enjoy the breathtaking Guanacaste beaches. From May to November, the climate very similar to that of San José, consisting of daily rains and moderate temperatures. Logically, Guanacaste is considerably warmer than other regions located at higher altitudes from other provinces.
As interesting facts, it must be noticed that the Guanacaste tree (Enterolobium cyclocarpum), was declared the national tree of Costa Rica at August 31, 1959; and the Colorado river has a canyon whose walls have Pre-Columbian relics showing that this place had a sacred role. Guanacaste was annexed to Costa Rica in 1858, and is distinctive from the rest of the country in its culture and its geography. The culture and traditions in Guanacaste are an heritage from the Pre-Columbian indigenous known as Chorotegas (northern “Mesoamérica” influence), and the Spanish colonists.
This pre-Columbian and colonial influence is reflected in the typical recipes of Guanacaste, very tasty rural dishes based on corn and livestock products, among which can be mentioned: the “bizcochos” (small salt donuts of corn with cheese), the “chorreadas” (pancakes of corn and flour), “arroz de maíz” (corn rice), pozol (corn stewed with meat) and “moronga” (homemade sausage based on pig blood, rice and herbal spices).
Guanacaste is the second province in size of the country, featuring wide plains with some hills as backgrounds, where horses and cattle, and cultivation areas as well are the the life of its people. But there is a nature very specialized to the weather conditions of low or no rain for several months, which produces what is called the Tropical Dry Forest, the second terrestrial environment in biodiversity; and there are wildlife refuges, national parks, and of course beaches of extraordinary beauty, some of the most popular of Costa Rica