- Costa Rica is one of the most valued environmental destinations
- The Spanish conquest began in 1524
- Coffee production would remain Costa Rica’s principal source of wealth well into the 20th centuryIn the 1970s, rising oil prices, falling international commodity prices, and inflation hurt the economy
- Costa Rica achieved independence in 1821 but was absorbed for two years by Agustín de Iturbide in his Mexican empire
- Costa Rica was inhabited by an estimated 400,000 Indians when Columbus explored it in 1502
- Approximately 25% of the country has protected forests and reserves
- Though Costa Rica has its own currency (the Colon), many stores list prices in terms of US$
- The region grew slowly and was administered as a Spanish province
- Óscar Arias Sánchez worked to simultaneously heal his country’s economic woes and foster peace in Central America
- There are more than 121 volcanic formations in Costa Rica, and seven of them are active
- Monkeys are one of the most common mammals in Costa Rica – next to bats
- It became a republic in 1848
- There are about 52 species of hummingbirds in Costa Rica, making Costa Rica a true hummingbird capital
- Efforts have since been made to reduce reliance on coffee, banana, and beef exports
- Coffee was first planted in Costa Rica in the early 19th century, and was first shipped to Europe in 1843, soon becoming Costa Rica’s first major export
- Except for the military dictatorship of Tomás Guardia from 1870 to 1882, Costa Rica has enjoyed one of the most democratic governments in Latin America
- The four common species are the Howler, Spider, White-Faced and Squirrel
- Poas Volcano has the second widest crater in the world and Arenal is one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world
- Bug-phobist look out! There are about 750,000 species of insects that live in Costa Rica, including about 20,000 different types of spiders! Also, more than 10% of the worlds butterflies live here
Tuesday 23 September 2014
19 Interesting facts about Costa Rica
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