2. • A little note about
Tico’s (Costa
Rican’s) is their
love for life and
free spirit. They
have a saying called
“Pura Vida”
meaning “Pure
Life” that is used
in all types of
positive responses.

3. • In 1502, on his fourth and last voyage to the
New World, Christopher Columbus made the
first European landfall in the area. Settlement
in Costa Rica didn’t begin until 1522. Not
finding many valuables, the Spanish turned to

4. Tourism is their
number one
industry.
Agriculture is
second with their
pineapple and
coffee exports.
Third(believe it
or not) is Intel.

5. • Costa Rica has not had a Military since 1948. In
many of the small towns they do not even have any
police. Lots of immigrants have come over to live an
“easy life” there. The reason you see the barb wire
on top of the school’s fence is because of stealing
Intel computers.

6. • Costa Rica is in
Central America,
bordering both
the Caribbean Sea
and the North
Pacific Ocean,
between Nicaragua
and Panama.

7. Geography
• Costa Rica has a dry
season (December to
April); rainy season
(May to November).
The coastal plains
separated by rugged
mountains including
over 100 volcanic
cones, of which
several are major
volcanoes.

8. Natural Hazards
• With every great country there are hazards. Like in
Costa Rica there are, occasional earthquakes,
hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding
of lowlands at onset of rainy season, landslides;
and active volcanoes.

9. Animals
• Inhabiting the reef
are other species of • Costa Rica is one of the
tropical fish you most bio-diverse
might encounter regions in the world.
diving in Costa Rica Costa Rica animals
are sharks, include four species of
barracudas, eagle monkeys, two types of
mantas, and giant sloth, and even jaguars
sea turtles and other and tapirs. The
tropical fish. endangered animals
are…leatherback sea
turtles, the squirrel
monkey, the jaguar,
and both the great
green and the scarlet
• This is a Tapir . macaw.

11. Things to Do
 Tours
 Costa Rica Beaches
 Surfing
 Costa Rica Fishing
 Costa Rica Rafting
 Scuba Diving
 Zip Line Tours
 Canopy Tours
 Costa Rica Cruises
 Or ride down a freezing
jungle water slide!

12.  Their president’s name is  Candy and cookies
Laura CHINCHILLA manufactured here are to Tico
 In Costa Rica, it is not tastes and have a LOT less
uncommon to give coffee sugar .
to babies and to young  The machete is the Costa Rican
children. equivalent of Duct Tape. It is
used for almost everything.
 Instead of saying "my other  Water faucets imported from
half", Ticos often refer to the USA almost all have a "C"
their significant other as on them. If your Hot Water
their other half of their never seems to get HOT in
orange. Costa Rica, try the handle with
the "C“ because the Spanish
 Generally, meat is kinda
word for hot is “caliente.”
crummy here. Just not
enough fat cows.

13. Mr. Crandall
• Bird watchers have the chance to see over 800
species of birds including two species of macaws,
over fifty species of hummingbirds, and a number of
species of toucans.

14. More Pictures…

16. The End