Costa Rica by Ashton Thurman https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8 Ashton Thurman en-us 2019-03-04 20:49:33 UTC 2019-03-06 16:44:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Fast Facts athurman34 https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337672902
  • Costa Rican currency is as colorful as its terrain. 
  • Nicoya is one of the top five Blue Zones in the world. 
  • Native Costa Ricans call themselves ticos and ticas. 
  • Bahia Ballena is literally shaped like a whale's tail.
  • Costa Rica has more than 800 miles of coastline.
  • The U.S. is roughly 181 times larger than Costa Rica.
    • ]]>     2019-03-04 20:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337672902     Physical Map athurman34 https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673045 9.7489° N, 83.7534° W]]> 2019-03-04 20:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673045 Map of Latin America athurman34 https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673338 2019-03-04 20:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673338 Food athurman34 https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673429 The Gallo pinto
     Gallo pinto or gallopinto is a traditional dish of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, consisting of rice and beans as a base.]]>     2019-03-04 20:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673429     Demographics athurman34 https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673462 Population: 4.906 million (2017) World bank
    Life expectancy: 79.83 years (2016) World Bank
    Fertility rate: 1.78 births per woman (2016) World Bank
    GNI per capita: 16,100 PPP dollars (2017) World Bank
    Population growth rate: 1.0% annual change (2017
    ]]>     2019-03-04 20:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673462     History athurman34 https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673587 -Explored by the Spanish early in the 16th century, initial attempts at colonizing Costa Rica proved unsuccessful due to a combination of factors, including disease from mosquito-infested swamps, brutal heat, resistance by natives, and pirate raids.

    -Two years later it joined the United Provinces of Central America, but this federation disintegrated in 1838, at which time Costa Rica proclaimed its sovereignty and independence.]]>     2019-03-04 20:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673587     Climate athurman34 https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673632 It is Hot and dry]]> 2019-03-04 20:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673632 Landscape athurman34 https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673685 Costa Rica covers 51,100 sq. km
    Costa Rica's geography mainly consists of coastal plain vivisected by five towering mountain ranges]]>     2019-03-04 20:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673685     Government athurman34 https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673715 Costa Rica is a democratic, free and independent republic. Its government is popular, representative, alternative and responsible, exercised by three supreme powers which are distinct and independent of each other: Executive Power, Legislative Power and Judicial Power.
    The leader's name is Carlos Alvarado Quesada]]>     2019-03-04 20:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673715     Language athurman34 https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673755 There are only 2 top spoken languages Spanish and English]]> 2019-03-04 20:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673755 Religion athurman34 https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673789 Roman Catholic 71.8%, Evangelical and Pentecostal 12.3%, other Protestant 2.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.5%, other 2.4%, none 10.4% (2016 est.)]]> 2019-03-04 20:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/athurman34/lggtlzdka5c8/wish/337673789