My country is Costa Rica

Costa Rica It is a sovereign nation, organized as a unitary presidential republic

composed of 7 provinces. Located in Central America, it has a territory with a total
area of 51 100 km². It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the
east, Panama to the southeast and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
Costa Rica has several maritime limits, which are Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia
and Ecuador
The capital of Costa Rica is San José
Costa Rica has a population of 5003393(five million three thousand three hundred
(and) ninety-three)
The official language is Spanish
The currency is "Costa Rican colon"
The president of costa rica is Carlos Alvarado Quesada
Costa Rica has a tropical climate, with two seasons: the dry (also called summer)
and the rainy (called winter). The dry season starts from the beginning of
December until the end of April, while the rainy season starts from the beginning of
May until the end of November. However, the topography of the country is very
varied, with the presence of mountains, valleys and plains in a small territory.
General basic education is free. The coverage in primary is practically universal
while in secondary round 70% (seventy percent). Education in Costa Rica is quite
good, the population has access to one of the best education systems in Latin
America, and that is why the country has a literacy rate of 94.9% (ninety-four point
nine percent).
Religion is Catholic, but some people are Protestants, Jews and other religions.
Costa Rica is recognized primarily as a banana and coffee producing country. The
main export products are electronic components, textiles, bananas, medical
equipment, pineapple, medicines, coffee and ready meals.
One of the tourist sites are: Rio Celeste, located in the Alajuela province, a river of
thermal waters and famous for its intense turquoise water tones, another tourist
site is the fortune where you can practice activities of contact with nature, options
of hot springs, canopy, rafting, bird watching and hiking, another site is Isla del
Coco National Park located in the province of Puntarenas, with stunning natural
scenery, tropical rainforests, huge waterfalls, beaches of turquoise waters and for
its impressive seabed , and where you can see marine animals, such as whales,
sharks, giant rays and blue dolphins and finally the Tortuguero National Park
located in the province of Limón, well known for its animals such as mammals,
amphibians, birds, sea turtles and fish. its natural settings, such as canals, rivers
and navigable lagoons, immersed in the tropical rain forest.
The gastronomy is a mestizo cuisine with European and African culinary influence,
some of the typical dishes are the gallo pinto (popular breakfast that combines the
aboriginal bean and Asian rice with other European products such as sausages
and dairy products, another is the married one traditional where European rice is
integrated with the pre-Columbian bean and Italian pasta, accompanied by
Andalusian picadillo, some type of meat to choose, Afro-Caribbean fried plantain
and salad) and the meat pot (direct inheritance of the Iberian stew of rotten pot,
with native vegetables such as tacaco), tamales (indigenous dish of mixed corn
with Mediterranean olives, European pork and Asian rice), roscón and panetón.
The most typical drinks of the country are soft drinks, which consist of a cold
mixture of water or milk with fruits, grains or syrups, Costa Rican coffee,
aguadulce, milk chocolate
The genres of the music are oriented to Latin music such as soca dance, salsa,
merengue, bachata, cumbia and its local substitute that has been consolidated in
what is known as the "criollo swing" of Costa Rica.
The best-known typical dress is the one that reminds the peasant of the Central
Valley, in which the woman uses a white blouse and a colorful and long skirt of
wide and colorful colors, combs with a braid, make-up and with flowers in the ear
while the man wears a white shirt, white or dark trousers, a small-brimmed hat
known as a "chonete", a machete to his belt, and a handkerchief, worn in his hand
or knotted around his neck or waist, which may be red or blue.
Some traditions where the indigenous influence is combined with the Spanish one
are the game of the diablitos of Boruca in Rey Curré, which is celebrated at the
end of the year in Buenos Aires of Puntarenas. And religious festivals that reflect
syncretisms between the indigenous beliefs and the Catholic tradition, as for
example the Dance of the Yegüita in Nicoya, which is celebrated in honor of the
Virgin of Guadalupe.
the folkloric celebrations are the Zapote festivities and the Palmares festivities, the
Tamal Festival in Aserrí, the Chicharronada in Puriscal, the Race of the Mulas in
Parrita, the Fiesta del Boyero in Escazú, the Carnivals in Puntarenas or Limón,
where It is common the traditional Costa Rican masquerade, the cimarrona,
horseback riding, the carnivals, and bullfights "a la tica.Some popular expressions
among the Ticos, and that foreigners recognize them are: pura vida, ticos, tuanis,
mae, in the tenacious struggle of fruitful labor, among others.
Some popular expressions among the Ticos are: pura vida, ticos, tuanis, mae, in
the tenacious struggle of fruitful labor, among others.
The "ticos" come originally from the mix between Europeans and Indigenous
people. The physical characteristics come mainly from the Spaniards, with the
exception of Limón (predominantly Jamaican blacks) and l the Cordillera de
Talamanca (original natives).
The Caribbean regions have a large percentage of African descendants, especially
on the coast. Some Europeans have also settled in the Atlantic and foreigners
represent 1% of the country's inhabitants.
Costa Ricans are peaceful, friendly, they like to help people, they like it a lot, laugh,
and have a good time. Costa Rica is a country that promotes, a country of peace
and that is due to the fact that people also reflect being very calm, very supportive,
very friendly, they also give a great value to interpersonal relationships in their
quality of life, as well as to usufruct of the goods and services provided by the
State.