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Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica (Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica, IPA: ), is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa Rica was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish its army.
History of Costa Rica
In Pre-Columbian times the Indigenous people in what is now known as Costa Rica were part of the Intermediate Area located between the Mesoamerican and Andean cultural regions. This has recently been updated to include the influence of the Isthmo-Colombian area in the south-Atlantic region of the country, defined by the presence of groups that spoke Chibchan languages. It is still unknown if any of these groups created the famous stone spheres of Costa Rica, between 200 BC and AD 1600.
Conquest
The country was visited by Christopher Columbus in 1502, during his fourth expedition. He arrived at Cariay, in front of the Quiribrí island (present day Isla Uvita). The subsequent conquest and colonization of the area was complicated by its distance and the fierce indigenous resistance, however it paled in comparison to the Spanish conquest of Mexico. More on [ Costa Rica ]
@mclaughlinchris don't know, scares me, making plans to go home to costa rica
RexandCarolyn (RexyCarolynCostaRica) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:46:12 -0000
@mclaughlinchris don't know, scares me, making plans to go home to costa rica
@AerocasillasSJO si hoy llegó un paquete a miami, cuanto tarda en llegar al counter en costa rica??
GiGi_Gamboa (Gabriela Gamboa) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:46:06 -0000
@AerocasillasSJO si hoy llegó un paquete a miami, cuanto tarda en llegar al counter en costa rica??
Nuestras chicas de promoción estuvieron 10 dÃas en Panamá y Costa Rica, conociendo a quienes nos ayudan desde alli. www.latinredlight.com
Latinredlight (Latin Red Light) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:44:15 -0000
Nuestras chicas de promoción estuvieron 10 días en Panamá y Costa Rica, conociendo a quienes nos ayudan desde alli. www.latinredlight.com
Para Profiles de Costa Rica hoy es nuestro último dÃa laboral del 2009, y para cerrar encontramos este mensaje: "Se... http://bit.ly/8gd3Mu
ProfilesdeCR (ProfilesdeCR) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:44:06 -0000
Para Profiles de Costa Rica hoy es nuestro último día laboral del 2009, y para cerrar encontramos este mensaje: "Se... http://bit.ly/8gd3Mu
Imasul vai prestar apoio financeiro a unidades de conservação em Costa Rica http://ow.ly/16bUPT
PantanalNews (Pantanal News) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:38:59 -0000
Imasul vai prestar apoio financeiro a unidades de conservação em Costa Rica http://ow.ly/16bUPT
RT @OTTambassador: Neat story on Costa Rica topping the Happy Planet Index for 2009 - http://bit.ly/4ILZyg
lradford56 (Laura Radford) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:34:59 -0000
RT @OTTambassador: Neat story on Costa Rica topping the Happy Planet Index for 2009 - http://bit.ly/4ILZyg
BBC News Country Profile - Key facts, figures and dates.
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CIA World Factbook - Costa Rica - Basic information about the country's geography, population, government, and infrastructure.
US Department of State - Costa Rica - Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, Country Study, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports.
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