Costa Costa Rica Rica By: Claire Flannery, Deirdre Gang, Sophia Timban, Liz Hartshorne, Kane Feudtner, Preston Southwick, and Sean Sweeny Challenge Spanish “B” Day
Dec 24, 2015
Costa RicaCosta RicaBy: Claire Flannery, Deirdre Gang, Sophia Timban, Liz
Hartshorne, Kane Feudtner, Preston Southwick, and Sean Sweeny
Challenge Spanish “B” Day
Population
4,195,914 people
Capital and Government
Capital is San Jose
The government is a democratic republic
The president is Laura Chinchilla Miranda
Currency
El colon is the Costa Rican currency
$1 US dollar=$553.100 Costa Rican el Colons
Language/Dialects
Speak Spanish
“Pura vida”- directly translated to “pure life”
Became popular from 1956 Mexican movie “Pura Vida”
Can be used to: say thank you or you’re welcome, show appreciation (for a person, object or situation), to say good-bye, or to greet someone
Now it is the unofficial motto of costa rica
GEOGRAPHY AND MAJOR REGIONS
By: Kane Feudtner
Major Cities
TamarindoDrake BaySan Jose
Major Regions
Nicoya Peninsula Northern Zone Central Valley Caribbean Central Pacific Southern Pacific
Geography of Costa Rica
Costa Rica was first explored by Christopher Columbus.
Costa Rica is bordered by Panama to the south and Nicaragua to the north.
The overall geography of the land is coastal plain separated by mountains.
It is slightly smaller than West Virginia.
IMPORTANT PLACES & TOURIST
ATTRACTIONS
Volcán Arenla
Pacific Coast Tropical Rainforest
By: Claire Flannery
SPORTS•Some of the sports that can be practiced are tennis, running, sportfishing, trekking, boxing, motocross, swimming, baseball, basketball, diving, snorkeling, and of course surfing.
•By far, the most popular sport in Costa Rica is soccer. To watch the Costa Rica national men’s soccer team, you can visit Estadio Nacional in San Jose West for a thrilling game on the field!
•Luis Gabelo Conejo was the most famous Costa Rican soccer player from the FIFA world cup held in Italy in 1990. He was also given the recognition of best goalkeeper at the World Cup, and is currently ranked as one of the 50 best goal keepers in the history of soccer.
Soccer SportfishingLuis Gabelo Conejo, Soccer Player
COSTA RICAN CUISINE
General Facts
Costa Rican cuisine is known for being flavorful, yet fairly mild, with high reliance on fresh fruit and vegetables.
Rice and black beans are a staple of most traditional Costa Rican meals, often served three times a day
Costa Rican food incorporates several staples of Latin American cuisine, yet differentiates itself by being more healthier
COSTA RICAN BREAKFAST
Breakfast in Costa Rica
The most common dish served for breakfast in Costa Rica is Gallo Pinto
Gallo Pinto is rice mixed with beans, scrambled eggs, fried plantains, natilla (sour cream) and tortillas
Gallo Pinto is usually mixed together
COSTA RICAN LUNCH
Lunch in Costa Rica
Casados are the most common dish to have for lunch in Costa Rica.
Casados is rice mixed with beans, served with meat or fish, salad, fried plantains, white cheese, and corn tortilla.
Casado is alike but different then Gallo Pinto. Gallo Pinto is mixed together, and Casados are served separately.
Casados are usually served separately on
one plate
COSTA RICAN DINNER
Dinner in Costa Rica
For dinner, there is no typical dinner dish, but one very common dinner dish is Arroz con Pollo
Arroz con Pollo is rice served with chicken
COSTA RICAN DESSERT
Dessert in Costa Rica
One typical dessert in Costa Rica is Arroz con leche
Arroz con leche is rice cooked in milk with cinnamon and other ingredients
Another typical dessert in Costa Rica is tres leche
Tres leche is cake baked with evaporated, condensed, and regular milk
Dessert is usually accompanied with coffee
IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN COSTA RICA
Important People
Óscar Arias Sánchez (Politician)
José Figueres (Politician)
Claudia Poll (Athletic)
Francisco Zúñiga (Artist)
Óscar Arias Sánchez
José Figueres
Claudia Poll
Francisco Zúñiga