Costa+Rica+by+Melissa

 Food of the rain! Both beans and pineapple are staple foods of Costa Rica. Beans are usually cooked with rice, another one of Costa Rica’s staple foods, and are served with a lot of spices and vegetables. Pineapple is used in most drinks because of its unique flavor and it’s watery content. A lot of Costa Rica’s foods are fruity because of the fertile soil and warm/rainy climate. There are many other staple foods in Costa Rica, but to me these are the most important. [|Costa Rican food] [|Costa Rican food] Facts on Costa Rica ! Major language: Spanish

Land Area: 19,730 sq. miles

 Population: 3,801,000

Highest point: Cerro Chirripo (3,810 m)  

Government type: Democratic republic : the citizans are entitled to vote for the officers and represantatives responsible to them. Go here for more info on [| Costa Rican government and more]   <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 123); font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 156%; color: rgb(255, 0, 123);">Fun Facts - <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">There are <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(27, 197, 50);">750,000 typs of insects in Costa Rica - <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">There are <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(27, 197, 50);">20,000 typs of spiders in Costa Rica - <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">There are <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(27, 197, 50);">5 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> different typ's of parakeets they are the Scarlet macaw, the Great Green macaw, the Red lord parrot, the White crowned parrot, and the Barred parrot. - <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">There are <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(27, 197, 50);">52 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">species of hummingbirds in Costa Rica, most of them found in the rain forests. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">There are <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(27, 197, 50);">4 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> kinds of Toucans in Costa Rica.