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	Costa Rica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south-southeast.
		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.
		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.
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	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, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and by the Caribbean Sea to the east.
		Costa Rica is seen as an example of political stability in the region, and sometimes refered to as the "Switzerland of Central America." Costa Rica has no army.
		In total, Costa Rica comprises 51,100 km,² of which 50,610 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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Costa_Rica (1759 words)

	Encyclopedia: Costa Rica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Costa Rica is an active member of the international community and, in 1993, claimed it was for neutrality.
		Costa Rica is a Central American country whose culture is a diverse mixture of African, European and native elements.
		Costa Rica This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Costa-Rica (5684 words)

	Costa Rica Provinces
		The province of San José; is the most populated of Costa Rica's seven provinces and is the seat of the nation's capital, the city of San José;.
		This interior province consists primarily of the Reventazón River valley and the surrounding high mountains to the north (Irazú and Turrialba Volcanoes) and south (Cerro de la Muerte and Mount Chirripó) and is situated practically entirely on the Atlantic side of the continental divide.
		With the introduction of coffee to Costa Rica, the fertile southern slopes of Barva Volcano became populated with plantations of this crop.
	www.rentingcostarica.com /Costa_Rica_Provinces.html (11125 words)

	Government and Economy of Costa Rica
		Costa Rica’s Government and Economy The Republic of Costa Rica is a democratic republic and the county’s capital is located in the city of San Jose.
		The Judicial branch of Costa Rica consists of a Supreme Court (22 justices are elected for eight-year terms by the Legislative Assembly).
		The flag of Costa Rica has five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red (double width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white elliptical disk on the hoist side of the red bans.
	www.geocities.com /compscie2001/economy.html (980 words)

	Costa Rica maps
		The Caribbean region of Costa Rica in Limon Province is noted for its variety of aquatic eco systems and its beautiful white and fl sand beaches, providing a picturesque setting for activities such as sport-fishing, snorkeling, and sun-bathing.
		Costa Rica boasts 20 national parks, 8 biological reserves, and a wealth of other protected areas to enchant those who marvel at the wonders of nature.
		Ticos, as the people of Costa Rica are known, are famous for being hospitable, and are quite happy to live up to their reputation.
	www.rentingcostarica.com /Costa_Rica_maps.html (418 words)

	Costa Rica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Costa Rica is bordered to the north by Nicaragua and to the east by Panama.
		Costa Rica's tropical forests have over 1400 tree species and provide a variety of habitats for the country's fauna including four types of monkey, sloths, armadillos, jaguars and tapirs.
		One of Costa Rica’s richest and most varied parks, Rincon de la Vieja, is in the Guanacaste region.
	www.vacationexpress.net /costarica_info.htm (1436 words)

	Costa Rica Accommodations, Travel and Vacation Services
		Costa Rica extends majestically from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea, and its distance is barely 200 miles.
		Costa Rica´s year round climate is pleasant with naturally occurring breezes cooling down most of the coastal areas.
		Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development.
	www.caribbeantravelweb.com /costarica/cr.htm (694 words)

	costa rica map - provinces of costa rica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Cartago Province is the location of Costa Rica's original capital city of the same name.
		The northwestern province of Guanacaste named after the large umbrella-like trees prevalent in the zone, encompass a vast area if diverse topography.
		Nature is the focal point of activities in these province where you can take a leisurely cable car ride through the rain forest canopy, hike rugged forest trails, or challenge white water rapids.
	www.costaricamap.com /ing/aboutprovincias.html (647 words)

	costa rica independence and other costa rica related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Recent history of Costa Rica since independence from Spain in 1821 Costa Rica Towards Independence: Throughout the colonial period Costa Rica remained one of the provinces ruled by the Spanish...
		Costa Rica is seen as an example of political stability...
		Costa Rica achieved independence in 1821 but was absorbed for two years by AgustÃn de Iturbide in his Mexican empire...
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	Limon, Costa Rica
		Although the province does indeed extend the length of this coast -- from the mouth of the San Juan River in the north, to the mouth of the Sixaola River on the Panamanian border -- the southern sector includes a large area of mountainous terrain that stretches up to the country's highest peak, Mt.
		Spanish settlement of Costa Rica came not from the Atlantic but from the Pacific side of the country.
		Thus, throughout the three centuries of the colonial period, while the Central Valley and northern Pacific portions of Costa Rica were being progressively dominated by settlers from Spain, the Atlantic wilderness continued to be an untamed frontier.
	www.angelfire.com /bc/gonebirding/limon.html (1161 words)

	costa rica map - coffee section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Coffee came to Costa Rica in the last decade of the eighteenth century.
		The young Costa Rican intellectuals could now continue their post secondary studies in England and come back as doctors, engineers and entrepreneurs, contributing to the improvement of the life style of all Costa Ricans.
		Seven years later, the awed inhabitants of the capital city of San José; were able to attend the memorable inauguration of the National Theater, cradle of Costa Rica culture and monument to the forsight of the first coffee farmers.
	www.costaricamap.com /ing/aboutcafe.html (845 words)

	Costa Rica - Coat of Arms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Costa Rica CoA has REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA in a scroll in chief of the shield and AMERICA CENTRAL in a circular scroll above the shield.
		The five stars stood for the members of the United Provinces of Central America, which were Costa Rica, (El)Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua.
		Puntarenas and Limon were created provinces in 7 july 1909 and before they were not provinces but regions (level a bit lower that province).
	flagspot.net /flags/cr).html (458 words)

	Costa Rica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Republic of Costa Rica is a republic of Central America.
		Remarkably for the region, Costa Rica has stood as a bastion of stability and democracy since the minor civil war of the late 1940s that brought President José Figueres Ferrer to power.
		In fact, Costa Rica has no military, only a domestic police force (albeit a heavily armed one).
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	Provinces of Costa Rica -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Provinces of Costa Rica -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		(A republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America) Costa Rica consists of seven (The proper sphere or extent of your activities) provinces:
		(The capital and largest city of Costa Rica) San José (Area around capital)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pr/provinces_of_costa_rica.htm (130 words)

	Costa Rica Provinces
		I have acquired the province populations from the 2000 census of Costa Rica.
		The first digit represents a province (note: not region), and the province code is that digit followed by four zeros.
		It appears that the provinces are the primary units of local government.
	www.statoids.com /ucr.html (323 words)

	Southern region hotels Costa Rica, SOUTHERN REGION HOTELS COSTA RICA, Hotels Costa Rica Southern Region, SAN ISIDRO, ...
		The seven stars stand for the seven provinces of Costa Rica, and the rising sun commemorizes the birth of the new nation.
		When in 1937 a vote was organized to choose the national flower of Costa Rica, nobody was surprised that cattleya skinneri was the winner.
		The so called Yigüirro (clay-colored robin) was declared national bird of Costa Rica on January 3rd, 1977, as a tribute to its powerful and melodious call that signals the beginning of the rainyseason.This bird was chosen especially because it is so familiar to Costa Ricans as it tends to live near people's homes.
	www.hotels.co.cr /aboutcr.html (380 words)

	Provinces of Costa Rica Alajuela, Heredia, San José, San Jose, Puntarenas, Guanacaste, Limón, Limon and ...
		Province with the capital with the same name features the famous Basilica, the best Technical University, lots of Mountains, Volcanoes and the best White Water Rafting opportunities in Costa Rica's Central Highlands.
		Liberia is the Capital of this hot and dry Province with the peninsula Nicoya to the south and bordering Nicaragua to the north.
		It is also the most important province for tourism, stretching all way from the beach towns of Mal País, Montezuma, Tambor on the Nicoya Peninsula to Panama with an endless variety of large undisturbed beaches and breathtaking sunsets.
	www.1-costaricalink.com /costa_rica_provinces.htm (932 words)

	Costa Rica for Educators: Swartz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I have traveled to Mexico various times and to Costa Rica twice, both with and without students.
		I have chosen to do a unit on the geography of Costa Rica.
		We will be covering geographical terms, an overview of the geography of each of the provinces in Costa Rica and an introduction to the use and form of the conditional.
	www.uakron.edu /lrc/fulbright/projects/Barrios (101 words)

	Central Provinces of Costa Rica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		At 12,606 feet in altitude, Mount Chirripó is the highest mountain in Costa Rica.
		The central attraction is the "eye" itself, which spouts 6,300 gallons of fresh water per minute from a subterranean river.
		Within the boundaries of this famous national park, there are five distinctly spearate forests - each natural reserve captures a different and varied segment of Costa Rica's natural kingdom.
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	Costa Rican Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bell ringer: When students come in there will be a matching activity on the overhead with names of places in Costa Rica and geographical vocabulary.
		If there is time at the end of the period, we will review the provinces and places in Costa Rica.
		Give each pair a set of cards with the situation on it, one is a tourist, one is a travel agent, both have different ideas about what the ideal trip to Costa Rica is. Each tries to convince the other that their idea is best.
	www.uakron.edu /lrc/fulbright/projects/Barrios/Barrios-CR-geography.htm (1733 words)

	The Provinces of Costa Rica: Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limón, Puntarenas, and San José.
		The Provinces of Costa Rica: Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limón, Puntarenas, and San José;.
		San José; is the Province with the Capital.
		The Province famous for its layed-back Caribbean life-style is Limón Tortuguero, often referred to as the Amazon of Costa Rica, is a must for one-time visitors.
	www.1-costaricalink.com /costa_rica_information/provinces.htm (346 words)

	Costa Rica Map, Road / Travel Maps, Regions, Provinces - Map of San Jose Costa Rica, Towns, Cities - Provinces of ...
		Costa Rica Map, Road / Travel Maps, Regions, Provinces - Map of San Jose Costa Rica, Towns, Cities - Provinces of Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia, Guanacaste, Limon, Puntarenas
		Any region with "Pacific" or "Caribbean" attached to it will be closer to or at the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and therefore will be warmer and, of course, have the beautiful beaches and surf for which Costa Rica is well known.
		Provinces are actually legal jurisdictions of the country, each with its own local court system and building guidelines, etc..
	www.1costaricalink.com /eng/web/regions-eng.htm (545 words)

	Get Your Blog On!: Useless Facts About Costa Rica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		"Costa Rica" is Spanish for "rich coast," which is what Christopher Columbus called the land when he saw the "Indians" wearing necklaces of gold.
		Each province has a main city (similar to a state capital) of the same name as the province.
		The exception is Guanacaste, the province I'm in.
	mwarden.f2o.org /blog/archive/000041.html (356 words)

	Maptak - Detailed Costa Rica maps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Explore a political map of the entire country and separate maps for each of the seven provinces.
		Because Costa Rica is mountainous, a physical map of the entire country is on hand which includes all the features of the political map.
		Examine detailed antique XVI century maps of Costa Rica and Central America and old treasure maps of the Isla del Coco and more.
	www.maptak.com (556 words)

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	www.costaricanet.net (258 words)

	Coastal Provinces of Costa Rica
		Guanacaste National Park, like other reserves and protected facilities in the Province of Guanacaste, displays Costa Rica's incredible variety of vegetation and wildlife in near pristine conditions.
		The warm conditions of the province allow for a perfect growing environment to the thousands of varieties of indigenous flowers and greenery.
		Also located in the Province of Limón are Hitot-Cerere, International Friendship Park and Barra del Colorado National Wildlife Refuge.
	telacommunications.com /ticonet/cr4.htm (440 words)

	Costa Rica - Provinces - Puntarenas - Ciudad de Puntarenas
		Costa Rica - Provinces - Puntarenas - Ciudad de Puntarenas
		Hostile Acts : U.S. Policy in Costa Rica in the 1980s
		The Sparrow and the Hawk : Costa Rica and the United States During the Rise of Jose Figueres
	www.infocostarica.com /maps/cool_map_prov_pu_puntarenas.htm (51 words)

	Costa Rica: Provinces: Puntarenas: Localities: Jaco, Costa Ricans Jaco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Costa Rica: Provinces: Puntarenas: Localities: Jaco, Costa Ricans Jaco
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		Costa Rica: Provinces: Puntarenas: Localities: Jaco - Costa Ricans Jaco
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