Costa Rica
Andrew Jacobo & Rikesh Patel
9/21/15
Español 1 Period 6
Srta. Ruiz
Foods
Ceveche
Gallo pinto
Music
Costa Ricans listen to Latin American music.
Casado
Empanadas
Sopa de Mondongo
Travel
$350.53
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Currency
1 Colón = 0.0019 US Dollars
Bibliography
"Costa Rica Population." Costa Rica Population 2015. Country Meters, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2015. <http://countrymeters.info/en/Costa_Rica>.
"Costa Rica Demographics Profile 2014." Costa Rica Demographics Profile 2014. Index Mundi, 30 June 2015. Web. 18 Sept. 2015. <http://www.indexmundi.com/costa_rica/demographics_profile.html>
Map
"Holidays in Costa Rica." Http://costarica-information.com/about-costa-rica/people-culture-religion/culture/holidays. Costa Rica Information, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 15. <http://costarica-information.com/about-costa-rica/people-culture-religion/culture/holidays>.
Tourism
Poás Volcano
Arenal Volcano
Pre-Columbian Gold Museum
National Theatre of Costa Rica
Demographics
Celeste River
Traditions
Ethnic Groups: White or Mestizo(Combined European and Amerindian Descent) 83.6%, Mulato 6.7%, Indigenous 2.4%, African descent 1.1%, Other 1.1%, none 2.9%, Unspecified 2.2%
Languages: Spanish(official) and English
Independence Day: On September 15, Costa Ricans celebrate their independence from Spain in 1821. Everything is closed during the day.
Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%.
All Soul's Day: Celebrated on November 2nd, this day is commemorated for people who have lost a loved one. They go to cemeteries and leave flowers on their tombstones.
Panama
Data
San José
5,041,192
people