Write An Essay On Costa Rica

Costa Rica

By:Marissa

Costa Rica is a colorful, traditional, and exotic country. Costa Rica has a beautiful, eye catching rainforest, with many animals and plants. Many tourists go to Costa Rica to see the magnificent beaches, there is also many incredibly beautiful volcanoes. On special occasions Costa Rican women wear a traditional dress, men wear a traditional outfit as well. The dresses women wear are short sleeved, with ruffles at the top, this is paired with a brightly colored skirt. Men wear a plain shirt usually white, this is matched with white pants, as accessories this outfit is topped off with a cowboy hat.

The exact location for Costa Rica is at 9.7489° N, 83.7534° W, and is located in Central America. Nicaragua borders Northern Costa Rica, Panama is bordering South Costa Rica. The two major waterways surrounding Costa Rica are the North Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean sea on the East side, the North Pacific Ocean is on the

In Costa Rica earthquakes are persistent and one every other day is common for the Costa Ricans. In the past year 48 earthquakes have transpired, but luckily most earthquakes range between 5.3-5.5. There is over 100 volcanic cones, but only 5 are known to be active. The 5 volcanoes are named Cordillera de Talamanca, Cordillera de Guanacaste, Cordillera Central, Cerros de Escazú, and Central American Volcanic Arc. The volcanoes in Costa Rica don’t cause a lot of damage, but ashes fill the air and cause the sky to become a gray color. During the month of November there is the most floods, and usually Costa Rica’s floods cause a lot of damage. The most recent flood caused at least 13 people to die and the flood continued throughout Panama and Nicaragua. Since Costa Rica is half rainforest, the government had decided protected most of it. The benefits of this law is that the animals and plants will be safe and