Culture |
| Culture in Costa Rica |
| Discovering Costa Rica (English & Spanish Subtitles) - Come and meet the happiest people on earth! |
| Costa Rica, a land of peace! Relax! |
| Costa Rica - Peaceful Nation - Smart Nation - 5 Interesting Facts - Costa Rica can be acknowledged as a peaceful nation, aswell as a smart nation. Here are 5 interesting facts about Costa Rica. |
| Indigenous population : 1% Indian Reservations: 1, 240 square miles (22 reservations) Tribes (reservations) : Malekus (Guatusos), Chorotegas (Matambú), Huetares (Quitirrisí y Zapatón), Cabécares (Nairí-Awari, Chirripó, Alto de Chirripó, Tayni, Telire, Talamanca Cabécar y Ujarrás), Bribrís (Cocles, Talamanca Bribrí, Salitre y Cabagra), Teribes (Térraba), Borucas (Boruca y Curré) y Guaymies (Coto Brus, Abrojo Montezuma, Osa, Conte Burica). Indigenous languages : Maleku, Cabécar, Bribri, Guaymí y Brunca.
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| Other names of country |
Origin of name:Spanish for rich coast. Columbus thought there was gold to be found there.
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| Danish: Costa Rica |
| Dutch: Costa Rica, Republiek Costa Rica (formal) |
| English: Republic of Costa Rica (formal) |
| Finnish: Costa Rica |
| French: Costa Rica m |
| German: Costa Rica n |
| Icelandic: Kostaríka |
| Italian: Costa Rica f |
| Norwegian: Costa Rica, Republikken Costa Rica (formal) |
| Portuguese: Costa Rica, República f da Costa f Rica (formal) |
| Spanish: Costa Rica, República f de Costa f Rica (formal) |
| Swedish: Costa Rica |
| Culture, Arts and Events - Cultural Shows |
| Contemporary Paints |
| Galeria Real |
| Sin Fronteras |
| Architecture |
| Stratego Danza |
| Arts and Crafts Market - Mercado de Artesanias |
| Culture in Costa Rica / Cultura en Costa Rica |
| Art Guide |
| Costa Rica Presentation - Harvard Graduate School of Education Multicultural Festival in 2009. Music by Malpaís. |
| Democracy in Costa Rica |
| Taxes in Costa Rica |
| Historical Dates |
| Foods and Drinks |
| Costa Rica Ranks First in the Happy Planet Index :) |
| Costa Rica is the world's #1 happiest and greenest country in the world. According to the New Economics Foundation |
| Environmental Performance Index - Costa Rica is ranked 5th in the world, and 1st among the Americas in 2008. |
| In 2007 the Costa Rican government announced plans for Costa Rica to become the first carbon neutral country by 2021. |
| Human Development Index - Rank is 54th in the world in 2007. |