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A 6 page research paper that examines the culture of Costa Rica by looking the topics of religion, education, economics, family, class structure, language, history, natural resources and geography. In so doing, this survey of culture shows the complexity of this Latin American society. Biography lists 8 sources.
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following examination of culture focuses on the Central American country of Costa Rica. This examination of culture will endeavor to tackle the topics of religion, education, economics, family, class structure,
language, history, natural resources and geography as these topics pertain to the country of Costa Rica. In so doing, this survey of culture shows the complexity of this Latin American
society. Taking the last category first, Costa Rica is a small mountainous country in Central America. It is bordered by Nicaragua on the north; the Caribbean Sea and Panama
on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west and south. There is a chain of rugged mountains that stretch across the central portion of the country from northwest
to southeast. A few of the highest peaks in this chain are active volcanoes and tropical rainforests grow on the countrys coastal lowlands (Costa Rica Information, 2005). Considering that
there are 42 active volcanoes in Costa Rica, it is not surprising that the country is, in general, geologically active. The last major earthquake was in 1991 (Costa Rica
Information, 2005). The first European to explore Costa Rica was the "Great Navigator himself," Christopher Columbus (Costa Rica history, 2005). It was 1502 and Columbus was making his fourth
and final voyage to the New World. Archeologists have determined that native civilizations existed in Costa Rica for thousands of years prior to the arrival of Europeans, as evidence of
human occupation in the region dates back at least 10,000 years (Costa Rica history, 2005). By the time of Columbus, there were four major indigenous tribes, the Caribs, the
Borucas, Chibchas and Diquis (Costa Rica history, 2005). Today, the native population of the country is virtually non-existent. When Mexico rebelled against Spanish colonialism in 1821, Costa Rica and the
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