Costa Rica History

Nicaragua is surrounded by its beautiful nature including its incredible history. The name ‘Nicaragua’ came from a chief named Nicarao. He was chief to a digenous tribe that settled in Lake Nicaragua around late 1400’s and early 1500’s. In 1524 Hernandez de Cordoda was the first Spanish settler to live in the region of Granada on Lake Nicaragua and Leon Managua. Nicaragua gained its independents from Spain in 1821, making the country part of the Mexican Empire and becoming a member of independent Central American. Nicaragua became an independent republic.

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

(Document A) In South America, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador share a major industrial resource, petroleum! Coffee is also an agricultural resource that all of the countries have. (Document A) There are also things like textiles, wood, food, minerals, cotton, sugarcane, corn, potatoes, and cacao. (Document A) Along with agriculture and other industries, Peru and Ecuador both trade with the United States as a major trading partner, while Bolivia trades with Brazil. (Document A) In Argentina, things like beef, grains, fruits, wheat, grapes, and sheep are produced. (Document B) In Central America, some major agricultural industries include bananas, coffee, and sugarcane. (Document C) Central America also produces nickel, iron ore, fish, timber, and oil. Some of Central America’s major trading partners are Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, and the United

We ate at a restaurant there in which the owner made ox carts. He did all of the woodwork using hydroelectricity with a waterwheel in the back. They were all also hand painted and hand carved pieces. It was very beautiful. We finally got to Turriabla that night. The next day we went to the college and botanical gardens of CATIE. In the botanical gardens we got to try all of the different fruits grown in Costa Rica. They are all very good and different tasting. Even the mangos and pineapples taste so much better there. Now that we are back I dislike the ones here. One example of something we tried there was called the miracle fruit. It made anything you ate afterwards that was sour taste sweet and it actually worked. We toured the coffee plantation there as well as the college campus and had more traditional Costa Rican food in the cafeteria there. Finally, in Turriabla we went to a fruit market and an ice cream shop and practiced our Spanish. We then prepared for our third stop.

Human habitation can be traced back more than 10,000 years but it appears Costa Rica was sparsely populated and a relative backwater in the pre-Columbian era. There is little sign of major communities and none of the impressive stone architecture that characterized the more advanced civilizations of Mesoamerica to the north and the Andes to the south. When Columbus arrived near Lim¢¢n on September 18, 1502 on his third and last voyage to the Americas, there were probably no more than 20,000 indigenous inhabitants They lived in several autonomous tribes, all with distinct cultures and customs. Costa Rica 's only major archaeological site is at Guayabo, 30 miles east of San Jos‚‚, where an ancient city, dating back to 1000 B.C. and though to

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.

I have had the opportunity to live in both Montana and Costa Rica, both which are synonymous with anything that might encompass the thoughts of adventure,environment and the outdoors. So much so, that their economy is centralized around eco-tourism. I always had Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshal Wilderness and Corcovado National Park right at my footsteps do to my father being a wildlife biologist.

According to the world History, Spanish and Portuguese were the first Europeans who arrived in Latin America, establishing colonial societies in the 16th century. Before these two empires seized power in Latin America, there were different types of civilizations namely Maya, Aztec and Inca civilizations. Many people are interested in how Conquistadors were able to defeat the million warriors of these civilizations? The first confrontation between European and Native American civilization happened when conquistadors consolidated their power in Caribbean. Spaniards were led by Hernan Cortes (who played crucial role in the collapse of Aztec Empire).

Colombia actually hasn't always been called Colombia and its first name was the Republic of Colombia.That name came from the viceroyalty lands that was made up of other Latin American countries, which split apart in 1818 and was when Colombia then adopted its new name. Now their capital is Bogota.The country itself actually sits in quite a scenic place with oceans and mountains all around them. Colombia is in the northern part of South America, between Panama and Venezuela and is also bordering the Caribbean sea(cia). Colombia usually has cool tropical weather with flat coastal lowlands, High lands, The andes and some great plains. Their total area is approximately twice the size of Texas, with 1,138,910 Km of total land. With a population

     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

The economy of Dominican Republic has risen 7.4% since 2016. The economy of the Dominican Republic is based off agriculture, with sugar, coffee and tobacco. Unemployment rates went up to 26% and inflation reached 37.5% after 2 hurricanes hit the island in 1979 but the country recovered. Tourism remains important industries and helps build the country.

Costa Rica is an absolutely beautiful country. It is full of tropical flowers, trees, fruits, and animals. The waters are the bluest of blue and the landscape is the greenest that I have ever seen. There are also beautiful volcanos and mountain ranges throughout Costa Rica. It was extremely fascinating to me how different Costa Rica is compared to the United States not only in looks but also in culture and history.

“Colombia is well endowed with minerals and energy resources. It has the largest coal reserves in Latin America and is second to Brazil in hydroelectric potential. The country's oil reserves total about 2.6 billion barrels. However, these are estimated to represent less than 20% of the country's actual oil potential.” This site also discusses how Colombia’s unique climate and topography allow for success in production of natural goods such as the aforementioned coffee, flowers, tropical fruits, and livestock to name a few (“Colombia Trade News”).

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.

Banana Republic – Minor C. Keith provided financial services to the government of Costa Rica. In return, he won long-term leases for lands and railroad lines. By 1913, Keith’s United Fruit Company exported 50 million bunches of a bananas a year to the United States. The bananas also played a significant role in the governments and economies of Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras. Because of this, Costa Rica was referred to as a banana republic (as were other countries who depended on one primary resource for most of their economic influx).