by Didit Hastanto

Created on: February 03, 2009   Last Updated: March 24, 2012

San Jose - Sugarholic.  That's the predicate for the most fit people in Costa Rica. Even though the country is number two smallest extent in Central America. However, consumption of sugar in there in the world. In 1980, average consumption per life more than 65 kg which means that each person eating 1.7 oz of sugar per day. May be due to sugar as a source of livelihood in the country this form of republic.

Costa Rica, a country famous for kopinya is bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama in the south. The country is located in the Caribbean and the Pacific coast. With braided belt volcanoes of Nicaragua to Panama border.
Costa Rica, the tourism lingkunganya. A tropical country with the famous beach and the beauty of the lush forest filled with monkeys, crocodiles, sloth, lizard, poisonous frogs, birds, cats, forest, and sea turtles are rare.

Costa Rica is familiar with the friendly inhabitants. Greatly influenced European culture. Religion in this country is Roman Catholic with presentase 75% of the population, followed by evangelical Christian 14%. Day-to-day, the church used as a place of worship, funerals and weddings. Residents African descent in the Caribbean coast and the Protestant majority enclasp in San Jose. In the capital city, there are also a few Jewish communities

The country is a national Spanish-speaking, but English is also used in the area of tourism. Descendants of African Caribbean communities usually speak with a mixture of English as a language called Creole. In some places the isolated tribes still use the original language, for example, Bribri which is still used at this time 10,000 people.

Note the history of the country "The Ticos" This started when Christopher Columbus found in 1502 years, who lived there for 17 days. Men was very stunned with the decor of gold be the local community. Columbus is also called "the rich coast." But, the local community mengucapnya Costa Rica.
Because of the confidential kekayaanya stored, colonization move slowly in this country. Sixty years Spanish colonists penetrated the forest. Spanish berbaur with any of the native in the area.

At the start ke18 century population growth in Heredia, San Jose and Alajuela. Coffee was known until year 1808, this country Dilirik brigade shoes and white-who mengincar wealth. For the coffee they create wealth, class structure, changes in society and even coffee also for independent reasons. As happened in 1856 years, because of people's coffee together.

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