Civil War In Costa Rica

Costa Rica is currently at the population of 4,500,000. The national territory is 31,682 square miles. If you compare that to size of the United States at 3.79 million square miles, its a very small piece of land. The capital is San Jose located in almost the middle of the country. Spanish is the official language, like many of the other surrounding countries. Their currency is called colon which was named after Christopher Columbus. Catholic is

My dad was born in the small Central American nation of El Salvador, more specifically in Anamoros located on the east side of the country. He lived in the countryside so he often played with their animals, spent most of his childhood swimming in the rivers or playing soccer with his friends, and would frequently hang out with his grandparents in the afternoons. In 1980, when he was about 12 years old that all began to change, he and all those around him needed to be more cautious about their surroundings.

Costa Rica is a very beautiful and unique place. It was my first time going there and I loved it! It was much different than the United States in ways I didn’t mind or even enjoyed. We saw many things and went many places while we were down there. I am ready to go back again already and do new, exciting things. However, we did a lot while we were down there.

Costa Rica, a country of Central America, covers an area of 19,730 square miles. The capital is San José. Extending from northwest to southeast, Costa Rica is bounded on the north by Nicaragua, along its 185-mile northeastern coastline by the Caribbean Sea, on the southeast by Panama, and along its 630-mile southwestern coastline by the Pacific Ocean.

The absolute location of Costa Rica is 9.7489°North and 83.7534° West the relative location of Costa Rica is on the north and western hemisphere on a somewhat narrow piece of land that connects to north and south America that is bordered by Nicaragua,Panama,Pacifcic ocean and Caribbean sea. Costa Rica is a tropical climate zone filled with tropical rain forest, mountains cloud forests, volcanoes, coastal lowlands and exotic beaches and rivers. The human characteristics of Costa Rica are magnificent because they are a Spanish speaking country with a variety of religions such as Roman Catholic, Evangelical and Jehovah’s Witnesses. The variety’s of food are unimaginable such as gallo pinto which is rice with black beans sometimes served with scrambled eggs on the side and that’s usually a breakfast dish they also have Casado, Fried Plantains and Rondon.

Costa Rica is a peaceful Central American country fronting both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It has almost 4 million residents, a stable democratic government, no army, and is host to Central America 's largest hi-tech community, including the Latin American Headquarters of Microsoft and one of Intel 's most modern chip fabrication plants. Many major US high-tech corporations maintain offices or branches in Costa Rica including IBM, Oracle, Dell, Apple, Compaq, Cisco, and others. Literacy (nearly 95%), English language and computer usage are the highest in Latin America. Costa Rica has the highest United Nations Human Development Index among all developing countries. With the abolishment of the army in 1948, the

Colombia gained its independence in the late 1800s from Spanish forces due to the efforts of Simon Bolivar (Gascoigne, 2001, ongoing). After going through a series of name changes, the Republic of Colombia was deemed the official name of the country and has remains to this day. Colombia’s history of violence has plagued the country since La Violencia in the 1950s, during which time the conservative and liberal parties fought over dominance of the South American nation (Gascoigne, 2001, ongoing). The war lasted for ten years and was only stopped by the implementation of the National Front. The National Front, a plan created by the government of Colombia, was a deal made between the conservatives and the liberals that would ensure that every four years a member of the opposite party would be elected to rule the country (Mother Earth Travel, 2013). The deal was meant to last sixteen years. The National Front, however, had dire consequences for the

Situated on Costa Rica's southern side of the Osa Peninsula is the Corcovado National Park. It is one of the most remote rain forests in the country, nevertheless a place of magnificent beauty and breathtaking vistas. The park is also the habitat to a remarkable variety of trees, endangered plants and animal species.

I was curious to see how El Salvador, one of the poorest countries in the world, uses its limited resources to simultaneously attend to individuals’ needs, make structural changes, and the impact it’s economy has had on their people. After doing my research I realized that El Salvador is a country where injustice reigns and upward mobility is not believed. Today, El Salvador, is one of the most violent country in the world and it’s a country plagued by violence, turmoil, and natural disaster with people hoping a continuous recovery. To have an understanding of El Salvador unfortunate circumstances one is to analyze the effects of the Civil War in El Salvador.

     One unusual aspect of Costa Rica is that the country has no army and instead of a national hero being a general it is a young barefoot campesino (farmer). Costa Rica prides on the idea that they have gained through evolution what other countries have

I really encourage you to go visit Cuba. You will see how its history embraces every place in La Habana, the energy of people and how welcoming they are. Oh, and the best beaches in Varadero.

Costa Rica is located in Central America, and on the north side of it is Nicaragua and to the south of it is Panama. The Pacific Ocean is to the west of giving us beautiful Beaches and by the east side there is the even better Caribbean Sea. The Central Valley holds all the larger cities such as, San Jose (the Capital since 1838), Cartago, Heredia, and Alajuela said in “Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices”. As for all of Costa Rica “The current population of Costa Rica is 4,860,331 as of Monday, July 25, 2016, based on the latest United Nations estimates (LIVE 1). Costa Rica is known for its rugged jungle like rainforest, and its pure sandy beaches as it was discovered this way years ago. “European

Costa Rica is a democratic and peaceful country, and it has not had an army since the year 1949. The oldest evidence of human occupation in Costa Rica is associated with the arrival of groups of hunter-gatherers about 10,000 to 7,000 years BCE! The people of this era were nomadic. They gathered in bands of about 20 to 30 members. The animals they usually hunted were giant armadillos and sloths and mastodons. These animals became extinct about 8,000 years ago! In 1869 Costa Rica became a peaceful democracy with elections considered the first truly free and honest ones in our country’s history.

Although Belize is a small country it counts with a lot of unspoiled beaches and magnificent museums that contain information about the country in the prehistoric, however, there are tours that you can take to the Mayan pyramids at Caracol and Xunantunich. Also, it is super common to dive as this country is surrounded by water furthermore

During the trip I had the time of my life. I learned about a radically different culture as well as learned of my love of travelling. I also found a lot of answers to big religious questions that became pillars in my life and shaped my very ethics. When I went to Costa Rica I learned how much I really love the country. The people there all are caring, inviting, and friendly.