Friday, January 30, 2009

Did You Knows

Hello Everyone,

After some research, I found some interesting facts about Costa Rica. I'm hoping to add more Did You Knows later about the documentary portion later, but for now here you go:



  • Costa Rica does not have any form of military, and is the only country without one (Viva Costa Rica)

  • 220 Reptilian Species(Viva Costa Rica)

  • Capital of Costa Rica is San Jose (Viva Costa Rica)

  • 9000 Plant Species (Viva Costa Rica)

  • 34,000 Insect Species (Viva Costa Rica)
  • Costa Rica's Geography is very unique, it contains Mountains, Rain Forests, Coast Lines, and Volcanoes (Latin American Studies, City High. January 30, 2009. Arenth, Christina)
  • Local Costa Ricans are known as ‘Ticos’ (Latin American Studies, City High. January 30, 2009. Arenth, Christina)
  • Costa Ricans are very proud, and get offended easily, you can be arrested if you offend someone for 10-50 days (Latin American Studies, City High. January 30, 2009. Arenth, Christina)
  • Costa Rica is the most Visited Nation in Latin America (Wiki)
  • Banana export earnings were at $531million in 1993 (InfoCostaRica)
  • Costa Rica's Emergency Number is 911 (General Costa Rica Information)





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