Costa Rica
The country’s official name is Republica de Costa Rica or Republic of Costa Rica. In Spanish Costa Rica means “rich coast”. You will find the country in Central America. Both water and land surround it. The Pacific Ocean is to the west and the Caribbean Sea is to the east. North of Costa Rica is Nicaragua and the country of Panama is south of it. There are 3 geographical regions in Costa Rica. One is the Pacific Coast, which includes 3 peninsulas, steep cliffs, and sandy beaches. Another region there is the Central Highlands. Here is where the capital and other populous cities remain. Because of its higher elevation there is more rainfall and humidity. The last region is the Caribbean Lowlands. Obviously this is made up of lowlands, but there are the occasional volcanoes and hills. White and black sand beaches are also found here. Two major Indian nations dominated Costa Rica when the Spaniards arrived. They are the Chorotega and the Chibcha. Christopher Columbus was the first European to go to Costa Rica. He found the Indians to be nice and seemed to have a lot of gold, so he reported this to the Spanish. This is how the name came about and why the Spaniards went because they believed the Ind
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Approximate Word count = 1069
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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