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= = =media type="youtube" key="RMQ2aakdD6g" height="344" width="425"= = What is the most interesting fact you learned from watching this video on Costa Rica? More than one million tourists visit each year. (404) There are very nice wooden homes made by man in Costa Rica. (409) Costa Rica is home to millions of people and animals.(415) surfing is a major sport in Costa Rica.(415) A wide varitey of food like coffee. 404 There are many sports in Costa Rica including ones that iv'e never heard of. (810) That they have had no army for almost a half a century.(807) costa ricans call themselves //ticos. Gallo pinto// is a very popular breakfast. they are one of the largest banana producers in the world.(415) The army was abolished in 1948(F21) Many old buildings in Costa Rica are based on European architechture.(D17) (A7) Costa Rica has many ziplines that go through the forests. (A11) 87% of the population of Costa Rica is of European Ancestry.That one millon people vist there.(122) =

= How would you compare Costa Rica to where you live? Beautiful compared to Iowa they have have only 2 sports surfing and soccer in Iowa they have soccer, football, etc. Costa Rica warm beautiful place to live. (106,123) = = About 4.2 million people live in Costa Rico. (B6) Many tourists come for the beautiful scenery. Costa Rica takes up 0.03% of the planet but have 6% of the worlds diversity. (C24) = = Costa Rica covers 0.03% of the earths surface. (A13)it only takes 3-4 hours to get from coast to coast by land. 813 = = costa ricas soccer team or football team has gone to the world cup 3 times! (416) = --Costa Rica has a diversity of plants, animals, and shops. It is a very high tourist attraction, and there are many reason why. Reasons such as the fact that the people are very kind, and the scenery is worth the trip. {B16}-- More than 1 million people visit Costa Rica every year.[ f13 ] They have many different animals for covering only 0.03% of the world and being 3-4 hours from the coast to coast, yet it is so beatiful it seems like its "the roots of life".(D14) Costa Rica has 2 main sports and Iowa has lots of sports.(F21) About 4.2 million people live in Costa Rica. Costa Rica has only 2 sports. No army for almost a half a century. More than 1million tourist visit each year. The people there in Costa Rica call them selfs the **//__TICOS__//** (f7)Costa Rica is characterized by beauty.(B4) Costa Rica hasn't had an army for almost half a century.(C22) They are one of the biggest banana producers in the world.(C8) Costa has the strongest economy in Central America. They also celebrate Christmas & Easter. (D 7) they eat the same courses every day (401) Costa Rica is influenced by many things but mainly influenced by Europe, like architecture.(F8) The largest city in Costa Rico is San Jose and its the capital. this country is the most enviormentally friendly country in the world (824) Costa Rica is a republican country 114 Bananas and coffee are most exports out of Costa Rica(808) over one million population in Costa Rica(121) I learned that Costa Rica is the greenest country in the world.(820) Surfing is the most popular sport. (423) costa rica has coffe with every meal (422) most exports of Costa Rica are bananas (811)

= = =What information can you tell us about Costa Rica? Information we are looking for:= =*interesting facts: Costa Rica banned an army in 1949 and has no military-817= 818- The main exports of Costa Rica are bananas and coffee. =*places to see= =*things to p1 124 they do surfing and soccor= =*celebrations/festivals= =*traditions= =*historic events= =*famous people from here and why they are famous-103 president is Ocars Airas= =*why they speak Spanish= =*any other information you think we should know about Costa Rica= San Jose is Costa Rica's capital (820) 816- ranked first in "Happy Planet" index 104- more then 1 million people 402- 30% of thier land is protected 403- surfing is the most popular sport in Costa Rica 822- Costa Rica is the 1st Greenest Country 814- San Jose is 1 of the largest city 107- soccer is national sport 120- Costa Rica has many animals 117- Surfing is a popular sport 224- costa rica has 700 miles of coast line 412-most sucsesful contry 418- Costa Rica has many chains of mountains and half of their land is covered in forests. 419-people in Costa Rica drink coffee with every meal 815-greenest country in the world 122 1 millon people vist there 420- most successful country 806-main exports are bananas and coffee Costa Rica is the top banana exporter in the world.(820) surfing is a popular sport in Costas Rico(714)