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Costa Rica is home to around 175 amphibians, 85% of which are frogs. Frogs in Costa Rica have interesting ways of finding fishless water to raise their young in. Fish, of course, will eat tadpoles and eggs. Poison dart frogs put their eggs in water pools in bromeliads. Other methods include searching ponds before laying eggs, and laying eggs in ...
This is a list of mayors in Costa Rica. Province: Canton: Mayor [1] Party: San Jose Province: ... Liberia Julio Alexander Viales Padilla National Liberation Party:
The road begins in the casco central (downtown, city center) districts of San José canton, just where Route 2 ends, at the east side of the La Sabana Metropolitan Park.Two segments of the route have the official names of Autopista General Cañas (General Officer Cañas Highway), between San José and Alajuela, and Autopista Bernardo Soto (Bernardo Soto Highway), between Alajuela and San Ramón.
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is a coastal town in Talamanca in Limón Province in southeastern Costa Rica, known simply as Puerto Viejo to locals. [1] The town was originally called Old Harbour until the Costa Rican government institutionalized Spanish as the national language and changed the names of the towns and landmarks in the area from English to Spanish or Native American.
Liberia: Creation: 26 November 1971: Area • Total: ... Nacascolo is a district of the Liberia canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. History
It has historically been a city of strategic importance, having been the capital of Costa Rica three times. More than a million people pass through it daily. It is home to the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, the National Theatre of Costa Rica, and La Sabana Metropolitan Park. Juan Santamaría International Airport serves the city.
The capital city of Santa Cruz, named Santa Cruz, is a typical Costa Rican rural town. Its inhabitants are very diverse and consist mostly of farmers, fishermen, workers or employees of several of the many hotels located in the vicinity. The town is known within Costa Rica for its cultural heritage and many historical traditions.
Costa Rica requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates. [1] The country has issued plates since at least 1923. The letters "CR" on plates into the early 1940s indicated the country name. The country name has been spelled out on the plates since at least 1944.