Geography
Situated in Central America, it borders Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south, to the west sits the Pacific Ocean and to the east the Caribbean sea.
Situated in Central America, it borders Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south, to the west sits the Pacific Ocean and to the east the Caribbean sea.
In 1502, Christopher Columbus discovered this beautiful island and spent 18 days there and it became a Spanish colony in 1524. In 1821, Costa Rica declared its independence from Spain. A strong agricultural country that was famed for its tobacco and cocoa beans.
As a result of the immigration of Spaniards, their 16th-century Spanish culture and its evolution marked everyday life and culture until today, with Spanish language and the Catholic religion as primary influences.
A pioneer of ecotourism, Costa Rica draws many tourists to its extensive series of national parks and other protected areas with waterfalls, rivers and volcanoes.
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