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Ministerio De Economia, Industria, Y Comercio
The official site of the "MEIC", or Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Commerce, contains everything you need to know about its organization and functions. You can read its reports to the Legislative Assembly, Trade agreements, Services...
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La Prensa Libre
La Prensa Libre or "The Free Press" is a Spanish language newspaper from Costa Rica. A great resource for Costa Rican current events.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Costa Rica
This resource site in Spanish for the country of Costa Rica. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant...
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Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America
The AACCLA promotes trade and investment between the United States and Latin America. Country-specific information and general NAFTA information are provided.
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Costa Rica
Learn about health in Costa Rica via the World Health Organization's profile page on the country, which includes demographic information about core health indicators as well as general information.
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Poder Ejecutivo Del Gobierno De La Republica De Costa Ri
This page shows the breakdown of the Executive Branch of the Government of Costa Rica. Each part of the branch (President, VP, etc.) contains a link to read more about the person.
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Instituto Costarricense De Turismo: Essential Costa Rica
This is the official website of Costa Rica. Features a comprehensive guide to visiting Costa Rica. Gather information on geography, climate, history, people, government, national symbols, economy, culture, and politics. Click on the...
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Art Studio Magazine: Juan Manuel Sanchez
Spanish content; this is the biography of the Costa Rican sculptor Juan Manuel Sanchez. A timeline and examples of the artists work are included.
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Art Studio Magazine: Juan Rafael Chacon
Spanish content; this is the biography of the Costa Rican sculptor Juan Rafael Chacon. A timeline and examples of the artists work are included.
Geographyiq
Geography Iq: Costa Rica
It's easy to explore the Central American country of Costa Rica through "Facts at a Glance." Discover details about geography, culture, economy, government, and climate. Expanded information can be found in the commentary section.
Cocori
Cocori: Dia De Las Culturas
This page is part of the Web of Cocori: Complete Costa Rica. It provides information about Dia de la Raza (Race Day / Colombus Day) and mentions facts about the Colonial Period of history.
US Department of State
Us Department of State: Archive: Costa Rica
Scroll down to read about the Relations between the U.S. and Costa Rica. You can also find information on this site about other foreign relations, the government, economy, history, and society. (April 2012)
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 1: Unit 5: Los Colores
In this fifth unit of an introductory Spanish course that focuses on Costa Rico, students learn to talk and write about themselves, how gestures are interpreted differently in English and Spanish, to recite a song, investigate how...
Tour Costa Rica
Info Costa Rica: Culture
From the Costa Rica internet information resource infocostarica.com this is the culture page that looks at the arts and culture in Costa Rica with articles, forums and links.
US Department of State
U.s. Dept. Of State: u.s. Relations With Costa Rica
Provides information about the relationship between the United States and Costa Rica. Additional information about the country is available through the links at the bottom of the page.
Other
El Castellano: Las Radios en Espanol, Pais Por Pais
More than 100 Spanish-speaking radio stations, listed country by country, that can be accessed on the internet. A great way to develop skills in listening comprehension! Some sites may be inactive, but the majority are up and running....
US Department of State
Us Department of State: Archive: Costa Rica Reports on Human Rights Practices
This page is from the 1999 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, published by the U.S. Department of State. It talks about the country of Costa Rica, and its human rights practices.
Hans Lohninger
Photo Globe: Costa Rica
Provides general country specific facts and statistics about Costa Rica in a well organized chart form. This site is enriched by links to maps and an image of its flag.
NASA
Nasa: Astronaut Biography: Franklin R. Chang Diaz (ph.d.)
This is the biography for the former NASA astronaut and Costa Rican native Franklin R. Chang-Diaz.
Latimer Clarke Corporation
Atlapedia Online: Costa Rica
If you're doing a research paper on Costa Rica, this is a great place to begin. Has information about the history, people, geography, climate, economy, and more. Click on the map image to get more details and an enlarged view.
Costa Rica Information Center
Historical Dates: Cr Info Ctr: Nuestras Culturas
This page is part of the web of the Costa Rica Information Center. It is an informative article about the Pre-Colombian Period of history. English available from the homepage.
Costa Rica Information Center
Costa Rica Web: Battle of Santa Rosa
This page is part of the Web of Costa Rica Information Center. The article describes an important event in Costa Rican history - the Battle of Santa Rosa. Juan Rafael Mora Porras was President at this time; he successfully defended the...
InterKnowledge Corp.
Geographia.com: Costa Rica History and Culture
This is a well-written site from Geographia.com about the history of Costa Rica. It is more than just facts: learn about how the culture developed.
InterKnowledge Corp.
Geographia: Latin America
This Geography portal to Latin America features maps, photos, and drawings relating to each country. Click on desired country icon to see related pages.