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	Own Costa Rica - costa rica politics
		Costa Rica is a democratic republic, as stated by the 1949 Constitution, which guarantees all citizens and foreigners equality before the law, the right to own property, the right of petition and assembly, freedom of speech, and the right to habeas corpus, among others.
		Costa Rica's executive power is composed of the president, the vice-presidents, and the ministers, all of them conform a group of 17 members called Government Council.
		Costa Rica's seven provinces, Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, Guanacaste and San Jose, its capital, are ruled by a governor appointed by the president.
	www.owncostarica.com /CostaRica/Amenities/politics.html (326 words)

	Costa Rica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of Costa Rica 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 has avoided the violence that has plagued Central America; it is seen as an example of political stability in the region, and is referred to as the "Switzerland of the Americas".
		Costa Rica has no military or navy, but an abundance of wildlife; it has been said that the soldiers are the leaf cutter ants, the pilots are the macaws and the navy ships are the whales.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Costa_Rica (1985 words)

	Own Costa Rica - costa rica politics
		Costa Rica is a democratic republic, as stated by the 1949 Constitution, which guarantees all citizens and foreigners equality before the law, the right to own property, the right of petition and assembly, freedom of speech, and the right to habeas corpus, among others.
		Costa Rica's executive power is composed of the president, the vice-presidents, and the ministers, all of them conform a group of 17 members called Government Council.
		Costa Rica's seven provinces, Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, Guanacaste and San Jose, its capital, are ruled by a governor appointed by the president.
	www.2serveu.net /~owncosta/CostaRica/Amenities/politics.html (326 words)

	Costa Rica's Politics of Change
		Although democracy is considered to have been launched in Costa Rica with the 1899 elections, the contemporary political system was established after the 1948 uprising led by Don José “Pepe” Figueres aimed at protesting a disputed presidential election.
		Because the political agendas of the PUSC and the PLN have drifted relatively close to each other, they have opened themselves to be challenged by more populist elements in the country, a growing trend of the 21st Century.
		According to a poll conducted in April, 2005, the greatest national problem in Costa Rica was considered to be the high cost of living, coupled with inadequate income to cover basic necessities.
	www.coha.org /NEW_PRESS_RELEASES/New_Press_Releases_2006/06.16_Costa_Rica_Kendrick.html (1311 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Costa Rica
		The Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south-southeast.
		Costa Rica also borders Nicaragua to the north (309km of border) and Panama to the south-southeast (639km of border).
		In total, Costa Rica comprises 51,100 km,² of which 50,660 km² is land and 440 km² is water, making it slightly smaller than the U.S. state of West Virginia and about half the size of Ireland.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Costa_Rica (1425 words)

	The Jewish Community in Costa Rica
		Costa Rica may well be Israel's best friend among the states of the world, unswerving in its friendship since 1948 and the only state to maintain its embassy in Jerusalem.
		While one wave of Sephardic Jews lived in Costa Rica as Marranos in the 16th and 17th centuries and another as merchants in the 19th, the present Jewish community dates from before World War II and is primarily of Eastern European origin, nearly half from two villages in Poland.
		Costa Rican non-Jews have as part of their national myth the notion that the original Spanish population in Costa Rica included many Sephardic Jews, which is one of the reasons they use to explain why Costa Rica is exceptional in Latin America.
	www.jcpa.org /dje/articles2/costarica.htm (1182 words)

	Costa Rica. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Costa Rica is an agricultural country, although industry is being developed at a moderate pace.
		Costa Rica’s history of orderly, democratic government began in the late 19th cent.
		Costa Rica cooperated with the United States during World War II and after the war joined the United Nations and other international organizations.
	www.bartleby.com /65/co/CostaRic.html (1027 words)

	Costa Rica Guide - Paul Glassman
		Costa Rica was for both cultural regions a distant backwater, removed from the main communication routes.
		The luck of Costa Rica in being governed by Vásquez, however, did not extend to him personally: he was lost at sea after a voyage to Spain to seek financial aid for the colony.
		Costa Rica was transformed, as coffee came to be cultivated on a large scale.
	www.paulglassman.com /cr3.htm (4004 words)

	Costa Rica, History
		The art of gold working was practiced throughout Costa Rica for perhaps one thousand years before the Spanish conquest, and in the highlands was in fact more advanced than in the rest of the isthmus.
		Costa Rica, in the traditional view, became a "rural democracy," with no oppressed mestizo class resentful of the maltreatment and scorn of the Creoles.
		By contrast, in Costa Rica colonial institutions had been relatively weak and early modernization of the economy propelled the nation out of poverty and lay the foundations of democracy far earlier than elsewhere in the isthmus.
	www.photo.net /cr/moon/history.html (4451 words)

	Costa Rica History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Because of this, the area was dubbed ‘costa rica' (the rich coast) by the Spaniards who imagined that there must be a rich empire lying further inland.
		Costa Rica had no army, and so Mora organized 9000 civilians to gather what arms they could and march north in February 1856.
		Clearly, the history of politics in Costa Rica is strongly influenced by a handful of families, as shown by the father-son, husband-wife associations mentioned.
	www.calypsotours.com /costarica/history.htm (2343 words)

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		Costa Rica is seen as an example of political stability in the region, and is sometimes referred to as the "Switzerland of the Americas".
		Costa Rica has a population of 4,016,173 persons (July 2005 est.) In the central part of the country, most residents are of European or mixed European and Amerindian descent.
		Costa Ricans of mestizo and European (overwhelmingly Spanish) descent account for a combined 94 percent of the population.
	www.everybase.com /Costa_Rica (2164 words)

	Property Frontiers \| Costa Rica : History & Politics
		Costa Rica is well known for its political stability, and continues to enjoy the benefits of an open and democratic society.
		The political scene is traditionally dominated by two major parties; the Partido Liberacion Nacional (roughly social-democrats), and Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (Christian Socialist).
		Costa Rica gained full independence from Spain to become a Republic in 1821.
	www.propertyfrontiers.com /countries/costarica/history.html (250 words)

	SCUBA: Costa Rica Dive Trip: October, 2004 - The World Tour - Travel Adventure Club (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Costa Rica is an ideal destination for co-tourism, cultural exploration and adventure activities such as a canopy tour, rafting, biking, hiking, horseback riding, a local wildlife tour, big game fishing and much more.
		Costa Rica is home to one of the oldest democracies in the Americas.
		Costa Rica is also the region's most sturdy democracy, and the country has a deep-rooted respect for human rights.
	www.theworldtour.org /Travel-Costa-Rica1004.html (667 words)

	Faces of Costa Rica - People & Politics (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Costa Rica is the oldest democracy in Central America, often pointed to as a model of success when discussing Latin American governments.
		Unlike most of their neighbors, Costa Rica has not suffered through dictatorships or civil wars since the current system was implemented in 1948.
		However, as does any government, Costa Rica's government has its share of problems and dissatisfied citizens, as well as political apathy.
	www.facesofcostarica.com /politics (92 words)

	Back to My Roots: Living & Understanding Politics in Costa Rica (APEM - World Student Press Agency)
		Costa Rica is known as “the Switzerland of the Americas” - the country having been neutral since 1948.
		Costa Rica has always been a country that has fought for human rights and democracy, and that has been what has set Costa Rica apart from its neighboring countries.
		Politics would soon bring a new face to democracy in Costa Rica, and Costa Ricans would now have a new challenge: keeping faith in their government.
	studentpa.info /spip.php?article65 (895 words)

	Costa Rica - Politics
		- Date September 15, 1821 The Republic of Costa Rica 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 has no military or navy, but an abundance of wildlife; it has been said that the soldiers are the leaf cutter ants, the pilots are the macaws and the navy ships are the whales.
		Costa Rica has a population of 4,016,173 persons (July 2005 est.) In the central part of the country, most people are of European descent but some are also Mestizos (to varying degrees).
	www.experiencefestival.com /costa_rica_-_politics (2750 words)

	Geography (from Costa Rica) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		, Costa Rica Before Coffee: Society and Economy on the Eve of the Export Boom (1986), is an excellent reevaluation of the early development of Costa Rica and includes considerable discussion of the myths of Costa Rican history and its historiography.
		Extending from northwest to southeast, Costa Rica is bounded on the north by Nicaragua, along its 630-mile (1,015-kilometre) southwestern coastline by the Pacific Ocean, on the southeast by Panama, and along its 185-mile northeastern coastline by the Caribbean Sea.
		According to the 1858 Cañas-Jerez Treaty, the San Juan River, which separated the two countries, belonged to Nicaragua, but Costa Rica was allowed “free and perpetual” commercial access to the river.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-129486 (977 words)

	U.S. trade agreement divides Costa Rica \| Politics \| Reuters
		SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Costa Rica votes on Sunday whether to rip up a trade pact with its closest ally, the United States, in a referendum that has revealed sharp divisions in the tropical nation known for its stability.
		In the largest march seen in Costa Rica in years, about 100,000 people crammed the streets of the capital San Jose last week to protest the trade deal, which they say will destroy the country's prized welfare system, among the strongest in Latin America.
		Costa Rica, which has no army and boasts of pristine beaches and jungles, has enjoyed almost uninterrupted democratic government for over a century and has much better free education and health care than its mostly poorer neighbors.
	www.reuters.com /article/politicsNews/idUSN0343998620071004?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews (446 words)

	costa rica government politics
		Although this alarmed the international community, Costa Rica was very fortunate that the United States felt it was important to prop up this democracy to serve as an example to its war torn neighbors.
		The Costa Rican people are beginning to voice their discontent as life becomes more and more expensive.
		Although small political parties are able to elect representatives to the Legislative Assembly, the National Liberation Party (PLN) and the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) usually have 97% of the votes.
	www.worldheadquarters.com /cr/government (974 words)

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		Although it is expected that most of the participants will be Costa Ricans and friends of Costa Rica living at home or around the world, everyone is welcome to participate.
		All topics for discussion relevant to Costa Rica are appropriate, and would include, but not limited to: Costa Rican laws, political and social issues.
		The primary language on soc.culture.costa-rica will be Spanish, Costa Rica's official language, but posting in other languages will be allowed and we encourage translations into Spanish/English for the benefit of other woldwide netters.
	www.faqs.org /usenet/news.announce.newgroups/soc/soc.culture.costa-rica (1761 words)

	Letter from President Costa Rica's Federation of Surf (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Another challenge for the Costa Rican surf world: Waves here may be taken seriously within the Latin American circuit for professional contests, however, in the world competitive market, their power and awe is considered very low compared to regions like Hawaii, Indonesia, Australia and South Africa.
		All in all, Costa Rica has a big advantage in our favor for surfing as a whole: Beautiful, natural beaches with stunning waves and a variety of breaks set in a culture where locales treat tourists well.
		These conditions serve to point out that, without a doubt, Costa Rica is a planetary reference point for those who love the adrenaline rush of surfing.
	www.surfersvillage.com /surfing/19522/news.htm (590 words)

	Cocori Costa Rica in a Nutshell
		Exports and tourism are the mainstays of the Costa Rican economy.
		The Spanish first came to Costa Rica in the 16th century, after Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) landed near Limón on the Atlantic coast in 1502.
		Costa Rica is on the same time as the US Central Standard time zone; Daylight Savings Time is NOT observed.
	www.cocori.com /library/crinfo/nutshel.htm (1860 words)

	Robert Naiman: Costa Rica's Historic Referendum - Politics on The Huffington Post
		The latest polls in Costa Rica give an advantage to the "yes" vote, but things have been moving rapidly towards "No" since an embarrassing high-level government memo was leaked a few weeks ago.
		It is politically inconceivable that the Democratic majority in Congress - which voted against CAFTA when it was approved here - would move to punish Costa Rica for its voters having rejected the same agreement.
		Costa Rica should be careful about protecting itself inside also, it has a lot of U.S. retired military and spooks and money laundering.
	www.huffingtonpost.com /robert-naiman/costa-ricas-historic-ref_b_67427.html (824 words)

	Costa Rica Social Structure Draft 2
		Before I venture off to Costa Rica, I feel it is important to better understand the people who live there, especially focusing on their social structure so that I will better understand their culture when I am there.
		Costa Rica is relatively Hispanic, after assimilation occurred with its original indigenous and fl populations into the mestizo population.
		By better understanding the social structure of Costa Rica, as a visitor I will be able to understand the people and have a deeper appreciation for their culture and those traditions which I have no experience with.
	jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu /fieldcourses03/PapersCostaRicaArticles/CostaRicaSocialStructureD.html (2032 words)

	Costa Rica Information Guide
		The Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north and
		The "Tico" ideal is that of a very friendly, helpful, laid back, unhurried, educated and environmentally aware people, with little worry for deadlines or the "normal" stresses of United States life.
		The north west of the country, Nicoya, was the southernmost point of Nahuatl cultural influence when the Spanish conquerors(conquistadores) came in the 16th century.
	www.karenrealestate.com /tico.htm (1035 words)

	Costa Rica - Politics
		The Costa Rican constitution protects human life from conception to natural death, and IVF is a procedure that necessitates the killing of many of the embryos created for the process...
		...Costa Rica's president on Monday asked his predecessor, Miguel Angel Rodriguez, to resign as secretary-general of the Organization of American States because of alleged payments from a government contractor...
		United Nations, New York City — The Philippines and Costa Rica marked a new milestone in their relations with the signing of a memorandum of understanding that calls for regular consultations between both countries.
	www.costarica.com /Home/News/Politics (359 words)

	Costa Rica Home Pages: Spanish: Semester Internship and Research Program
		In all other courses, Spanish is used as the language of instruction to the fullest extent possible and students may elect to write their papers in either Spanish or English.
		During the initial four-week block all students take intensive Spanish as well as required seminars on the cultures and politics of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Belize, as well as specialized seminars in the areas of women's studies, environmental problems, Central American literature and/or human rights.
		Students prepare for their field internships during this first month by planning the internship in consultation with faculty advisors who are experts in the culture of the country chosen and in the students' area of interest.
	www.westnet.com /costarica/edu/pics/icads/icadsint.html (1045 words)

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