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Costa Rica ( UK: / ˌkɒstəˈriːkə /, US: / ˌkoʊstə -/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, [11] is a country in the Central American region of North America. Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the ...
History of Costa Rica. Typical settlement of the Diquis indigenous people before the arrival of Columbus. The first indigenous peoples of Costa Rica were hunters and gatherers, and when the Spanish conquerors arrived, Costa Rica was divided in two distinct cultural areas due to its geographical location in the Intermediate Area, between ...
The national flag of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Bandera de Costa Rica) is based on a design created in 1848 and consists of two blue stripes, two white stripes, and a central red stripe which is twice as wide as each of the other four. The civil flag omits the coat of arms seen on the state flag, since the state variant is only permitted to be used ...
Culture of Costa Rica. Costa Rica. A Diquis stone sphere in the courtyard of the National Museum of Costa Rica. Oxcart wheels, decorated in traditional style, found particularly in Sarchí. Costa Rican culture has been heavily influenced by Spanish culture ever since the Spanish colonization of the Americas including the territory which today ...
In 1840, after Costa Rica's withdrawal from the federation, a new coat of arms was adopted, the first for Costa Rica as a sovereign and independent state. It consisted of an eight-pointed shining star in a blue field surrounded by a yellow circle with the legend State of Costa Rica. This coat of arms was suppressed in 1842 by Francisco Morazán ...
Costa RicansCostarricenses. Costa Ricans ( Spanish: Costarricenses; also called Ticos) are the citizens of Costa Rica, a multiethnic, [3] Spanish-speaking nation in Central America. Costa Ricans are predominantly Castizos, other ethnic groups people of Indigenous, European, African and Asian (predominantly Chinese) descent.
The " Himno Nacional de Costa Rica " (English: "Costa Rican National Anthem" ), also known by its incipit, " Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera " (English: "Noble fatherland, your beautiful flag" ), is the national anthem of Costa Rica. Its music was composed by Manuel María Gutiérrez Flores [ es], who dedicated the score to French adventurer ...
Guanacaste ( Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwanaˈkaste]) is a province of Costa Rica located in the northwestern region of the country, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Alajuela Province to the east, and Puntarenas Province to the southeast. It is the most sparsely populated of all the provinces of ...