violent governmental abuse seen in other Latin countries, which is true, to a certain extent. The only real head turning event in Costa Rica's politics that caught attention was the ousting of Dr. Angel Calderon Guardia by the opposition led by Jose Figueres. "It was the bloodiest political event in the country's history, with a death toll of at least four thousand in only five weeks" (Palmer and Molina, 2004, P.
and Sandino, Jose Figueres Ferrer holds a place as one of the most important revolutionary and political forces in Latin American history. This so-called “father of modern Costa Rica'; led his country to revolution and eventual democracy. Known affectionately as “Don Pepe'; by his admirers, Figueres was both an enemy of communist and a thorn in the side of the United States. While putting down a communist regime and allying himself consistently with the U.S., Figueres was also a strong
Have you ever considered taking a trip outside of the United States? If yes, let me take you to a country called Costa Rica. Now the reason I say Costa Rica is because it was a county I had no prior knowledge about, I did not even know where it was located until I did my research. After looking into this country a little deeper I wanted to know more about it like; the general overview, a brief history, the geography, the political system, the economic system, and lastly the cultures and subcultures
Costa Rica is a small, democratic country, located in Central America. Nicaragua is to the north of Costa Rica and Panama to the south and it is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east. The country is very small, only about 32,000 square miles and is slightly smaller than the state of West Virginia (CIA, para. 2 2013). This beautiful country only covers about 0.03% of the earth’s surface, yet contains about 5% of the biodiversity in the world (Visit Costa
Critical Analysis of Lawrence of Arabia 'Lawrence of Arabia' is a three hour film written by David Lean. It was produced in 1962 by Sam Spiegel. The film tells the story of a young, risk-taking scholar, Lawrence, who helped the British win the war, in which the Arab tribe kicked the Turks out of Arabia, by using his initiative with the great Arab tribe leader. The film unusually starts with the end, Lawrence's motorcycle crash in 1935. It then cuts to 1915, when Lawrence worked at an office
city, dating back to 1000 B.C. and though to have contained 10,000 people at its peak, is currently being excavated. Many interesting gold, jade and pottery artefacts have been found throughout the region and are on display in several museums in San Jose. The Indians gave Columbus gold and he returned to Europe with reports of a plentiful supply of the yellow metal. But the adventurers who arrived to cash in found only hostile Indians, swamps and disease for their trouble. Several early attempts