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5.02 Costa Rica – Práctica

A. Central America Today: The Heritage of Central America
1. What makes Costa Rica different from most other Central American countries? Costa Ricka is different from the other Central American countries because it has little mineral wealth like gold and silver .

2. Who settled there and why? The spanish immigrants settled there to start a farm.

3. What is the violence like in Costa Rica as compared to other countries?They're one of the democratic and peaceful countries and had a little violence compared to other countries .

4. Who is Oscar Arias? Oscar arias is a former coast president.

5. What did he bring to Costa Rica? Began to bring peace , stability and corporation to the region.

B. Puerto Limón
1. What does Costa Rica mean in English? In english Costa Rica means rich coast .

2. What is the weather like there? The weather there is warm and tropical.

3. What are the exports for Costa Rica? The exports for Costa Rica is banana's and grains .

4. Of the foods mentioned, what do you think would be your favorite and why? Out of the food that was listed I think my favorite food would be gallo pinto because I like rice with beans .

C. Visit Costa Rica
1. What words do you recognize on this page? List at least 5 Spanish words with their definitions in English.
Dinero - Money
Facil- easy playa- beach
Naturaleza-nature
Vacaciones-vacations

2. Read about San José. Now look at the list of tours available. You can click on the “English” link at the top right corner of the page to read about the tours in English! Which tour would you choose and why? If I was to take a tour I would choose to go to the beach because the beaches there are amazing !

D. San José
1. What is the weather like there today?The weather there today is warm .
2. How does that compare to the weather where you live?The weather is more warmer that it is where I live in Florida. 3. What does

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