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It’s Monday, it’s cold but it isn’t wet and there is no school
due to the King’s birthday holiday. This week are looking at Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is located between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean
Sea. It is
a rugged, rain forested Central American country. The name Costa Rica literally
translates to “rich coast”.
Roughly a
quarter of its area is made up of protected jungle, teeming with wildlife
including spider monkeys and quetzal birds.
It is home
to cultural institutions like the Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, Costa Rica is
known for its beaches, volcanoes, and biodiversity.
Though its
capital, San Jose, it has a population of around 5 million and currency is the
Colon with Spanish as it’s official language.
The
national flag of Costa Rica is based on a design created in 1848 and consists
of two blue stripes, two white stripes, and a central red stripe which is twice
as wide as each of the other four.
As to how
safe it is to visit well the U S Travel Advisory site says exercise increase caution
while there and Australia’s Smart traveller site has it as high level of
caution needed while there. Other sites say it is a safe place to visit I guess
it just depends on what is happening at any given time.
It's
ranking on the Global Peace Index is 123, what that means I don’t know,
Australia’s ranking is 22, the United Kingdom is ranked 37 and the USA is ranked
at 131. Oh, and last week’s country Nicaragua is ranked 123. I don’t know what
it means but found it interesting. https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/#/
I didn't know they had a safety ranking for countries.
ReplyDeleteHave heard Costa Rica is beautiful! :)
I knew they did but how reliable they are I am unsure of
DeleteBe good views of the sea if you lived there Jo-Anne. Don't know much about the country, thanks for posting about it..
ReplyDeleteYes there would be and you're welcome
DeleteI would like to see the cultural institutions like the Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, the National Culture Centre and Democracy Square.
ReplyDeleteMe too, those things interest me
DeleteLots of places in Latin America are a hot mess right now. No, I don't think it would be safe to travel there.
ReplyDeleteThat's how I feel
DeleteYou know it seems that everyone likes Costa Rica and a lot of people are moving there from here.
ReplyDeleteYeah I have heard it is a beautiful country but didn't know about it being a popular place to move to
DeleteI'll have to look at that safety thing. Great find!
ReplyDeleteYes I would like to know more about that and how reliable and accurate the ratings are
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