Discover Costa Rica
In life, Apple CEO Steve Jobs told us to “think different” in the infamous campaign that shot MacIntosh computers to the forefront of the tech revolution in 1984. And in his time spent writing three books about Steve Jobs, author…
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Out of Costa Rica’s population of nearly 4.5 million, the total population of indigenous people in Costa Rica today is approximately 114,000 (2.4% Costa Rica’s population). And of Costa Rica’s 50,900 km2 area of land, 5.9% of the land is labeled…
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Packing up your life back home is overwhelming. It’s a time for reflection, going through all of the things that you use every day, and all of the things that you hardly use and sometimes forgot that you have. And…
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With this week’s inauguration of Costa Rica’s newest (and youngest ever) president, the nation of under 5 million is poised to continue its place as a world leader in developing holistic policies. The new government’s mandate aims to continue the…
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Costa Rica’s economy has long benefitted from the medical tourism industry and this number has grown in recent years, thanks largely to the high quality service and the relatively low costs of procedures. Studies conducted by the Costa Rican Health…
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Costa Rica is topping lists again– this time taking the number 4 spot on Point2Homes’s ‘Top 30 Home Buying Destinations in the Americas.’ Despite doing so, the Southern Zone is not one of the locations mentioned in the nation’s own…
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Costa Rica is widely known as a prime destination for eco-tourism. Today, Costa Rica is a pioneer in reforestation, forest management and forest protection policies. But between 1950-1987, Costa Rica underwent rapid and widespread deforestation, with 21% coverage at its…
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In the last 10 years, tourism has generated approximately US$ 28 billion. With the exception of 2009 and the post-stock market crash global crisis, that amounts to roughly 10% of the nation’s GDP per year. In comparison, between 2008-2017, the…
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This Nation Has Some Of the most reliable Drinking Water Systems in Latin America Costa Rica is a country that differs from others for numerous and various good reasons. To name one, Costa Rica is among the first countries on…
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In the last two weeks, we discussed the culture of Costa Rica in relation to the arts, and common beliefs. This week, we will touch upon the history of this region of the world, and how it affects the nation’s…
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