Costa Rica
The beaches of Costa Rica offer all the
relaxation and pleasure you could ever desire, from volcanic black sand to bay
side beaches.
A timeshare
by the ocean is the perfect way to enjoy the tropical
turquoise warm waters year after year.
Timeshares
provide all the luxury and comfort you desire as you
engage in a Costa Rican adventure vacation.
From my visit in 1985
a country of Police and School Teachers, no Army
LA BASILICA DE NUESTRA SEñORA DE LOS ANGELES in CARTAGO
San José (Costa Rica), city,
capital of Costa Rica and its San José Province, on the central plateau of the
country. Situated at an altitude of about 1170 m (about 3840 ft), it is the
nation's largest city and a commercial, manufacturing, transportation, and
cultural center for the surrounding agricultural region, in which coffee,
sugarcane, and livestock are raised. Government activities and tourism are also
important to the city's economic base. San José, which contains a mix of
colonial Spanish-style structures and modern architecture, is the site of the
University of Costa Rica (1843), which includes the Tropical Studies
Organization and the Latin American Demographic Center; the National Library;
and the National Archives. Points of interest include the National Museum,
featuring displays of art and natural history materials; a museum with exhibits
of religious art and artifacts; an 18th-century cathedral; and the National
Theater.
inside the ornate National Theater in San José
view to the stage
Established in 1736 as Villa Nueva (New Town), the settlement was selected as the nation's capital in 1823. During the 19th century San José developed as a center for coffee production, and it became a major manufacturing city in the mid-20th century. Population (1997 estimate) 329,154.
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passing a church
prefabricated of metal in
Europe,
delivered, but erected in the wrong town
Irazu Volcano
and seeing vegetation on the way to
the ox cart factory
boarding the train to Puerto Limón
climbing the hills
freight railroad to Puerto Limón
a station stop
selling to the tourists on the train
going through the mountain pass
looking down on a power station
sugar cane at the mill
bagging the refined sugar
cutting lengths of cane for consumption
fruit market in Puerto Limón
banana plants
cocoa pod grows from trunk of tree
Photos of other Central American countries
