Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a small country located in Central America and is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Spanish is the official language in Costa Rica; however, many Costa Ricans speak English fluently. I learned how many Costa Ricans love to hold conversations about various topics including family, business, weather, and even traffic. As I was reading, I found it really interesting that non-verbal communication is popular in Costa Rica. Non-verbal…

The biggest differences the Nicaraguan government has in comparison to Costa Rica involve Nicaragua’s military, Nicaragua's lack of major political parties, and Nicaragua’s poor economy. Unlike Costa Rica who doesn’t have a military, Nicaragua has a military that includes an Navy and Air Force and as of 2010 the country had around 3 million people fit for military service (The World Factbook: NICARAGUA). Also unlike Costa Rica whose republic consist of a plethora of different political parties…

what life is like in Costa Rica that no textbook can…

area must be made. 2. In what ways has the development of the coffee economy in Costa Rica differed from that of other coffee growing states? Coffee has always been a vital crop in Costa Rica’s economy and its further development took a democratic approach. Costa Rican agriculture depended on small farming. While neighboring countries were derailed by socioeconomic division, political turmoil, inequality, Costa Rica was fortunate to avoid many of those challenges, instead it had social reforms:…

areas of Costa Rica from the following aspects: ♣ Environmental Tourism development will contribute a positive impact by giving an environmental education and raising consciousness. Besides that, it will also stimulate the preservation of nature. ♣ Economical Positive impact that tourism development will contribute for the economy is the increasing in foreign exchange and job opportunities for the local people. Furthermore, it will also diversify the current economic situations in Costa…

Now that I finally had my Costa Rican money in hand, I was prepared to start the ten day adventure. Although I could not understand the energetic conversations all around me, I could tell that people were happy. It was such an infectious feeling. We pushed through the glass doors, the atmosphere from inside the airport, to just a few steps outside was so different. The Costa Rican sun kissed my pale-skinned cheeks, and the chatter of people could be heard. Natives were yelling out, “Pura Vida,”…

Deforestation is also being an environmental issue in Ecuador, and Costa Rica which only has 25% of its original forest standing (Kasten, 2016; Wilk, 2016). Deforestation is not just a problem because it is cutting down the trees, but because wildlife is being lost therefore decreasing the biodiversity in the ecosystems. The loss of wildlife is a similarity that the countries in the Americas are sharing such as Jamaica, Cuba, Canada, and Costa Rica just to mention a few (Kasten, 2016; Moorman,…

people that were describing their experience in being at Costa Rica. There is a large amount of rain that will fall in a short period of time, and the heavy rain will last for days without stopping. The after effects of the rain were all very difficulty because of the heavy humidity after the rain. The soaked soil will cause humid temperatures but without any disappearance of the clouds. Throughout the clip it showed how cloudy Costa Rica was even if it was not raining, but it was a warning sign…

nonmaterial culture. It is a symbol that is used in the Costa Rican language. Costa Ricans came up with this phrase in the 1950s (Villalobos). A movie released in the Mexican community called “Pura Vida” is speculated to be where the Puerto Ricans got the phrase (Villalobos). At first, only a few societies in Costa Rica used this phrase, but by the 1970s this phrase was used in the whole country (Villalobos). Everyone says “Pura Vida” in Costa Riva, even tourist say it when they visit the…

because as you change you’re becoming different and you're becoming unique you’re becoming who you are. Change is what kicks us in the ass and makes us try something new. The four defining changes in my life were moving to New York, traveling to costa rica, switching high schools and now coming to SMU. So moving wasn't my decision as I was only 7 and therefore not old enough to understand the benefits of living close to a city. I loved montana it was my first home. We lived on a huge property…