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  2. Hurricanes in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Hurricane Cesar was the deadliest hurricane to hit Costa Rica. December 5–12, 1887 – Tropical Storm Nineteen made landfall in Costa Rica. [4] October 8–10, 1906 – A hurricane formed near Costa Rica, causing damage to fruit plantations. Total damage was recorded at $1 million (1906 USD ), though no deaths were reported.

  3. Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Costa Rica ( UK: / ˌkɒstə ˈriːkə /, 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 ...

  4. Geography of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    574,725 km 2 (221,903 sq mi) Costa Rica is located on the Central American Isthmus, surrounding the point 10° north of the equator and 84° west of the prime meridian. It has 212 km of Caribbean Sea coastline and 1,016 on the North Pacific Ocean . The area is 51,100 km 2 of which 40 km 2 is water. It is slightly smaller than Bosnia and ...

  5. Suffering worst drought in decades, Costa Rica orders ...

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    Struck by the worst drought in five decades, Costa Rica announced an electricity rationing plan on Thursday, blaming a severe lack of rainfall that has hobbled hydroelectric plants. The Central ...

  6. Costa Rican Central Valley - Wikipedia

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    Costa Rican Central Valley. /  9.917°N 84.067°W  / 9.917; -84.067. The Central Valley ( Spanish: Valle Central) is a plateau and a geographic region of central Costa Rica. The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being surrounded by several mountains and volcanoes, the latter part of the Central Range.

  7. Instituto Meteorológico Nacional - Wikipedia

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    The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) is the national meteorological agency of Costa Rica. [1]

  8. Tropical Storm Alma - Wikipedia

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    Tropical Storm Alma of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season was the easternmost forming Pacific tropical cyclone on record. It formed within the monsoon trough just off the coast of Costa Rica on May 29. Initially forecast to remain a weak tropical storm, the cyclone rapidly strengthened and developed an eye, before making landfall on May 29 in ...

  9. Tourism in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Tourism in Costa Rica has been one of the fastest growing economic sectors of the country [2] and by 1995 became the largest foreign exchange earner. [3] [4] Since 1999, tourism has earned more foreign exchange than bananas, pineapples and coffee exports combined. [5] The tourism boom began in 1987, [3] with the number of visitors up from ...

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