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| *FACTS OF COSTA RICA!* |
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*Did
you know that many Costa Ricans work just to get by? Their salaries
per week are comparable with that of a restaurant worker salary in the U.S. and when they get to meet a
tourist, they charge their prices in American dollars at the price
of Bahamas prices. This is because Costa Rica is the most visited
country in Central America with a $1.9 billion/year tourism
industry. More than 50% of the tourists who visit Costa Rica are
from the U.S. *Costa Rica is one of very few with real ecotourism and is one of the most biologically diverse nations in the world! *Did you know that in Costa Rica, when an investor, student, or missionary tourist decides to live and share their life style with the Costa Rican people (& get to know them better), they earn the respect in between the local citizens. *Costa Rica is a Spanish-speaking people and they are very interested in learning English as a second language, in fact, they think it is urgent! If you don't speak Spanish when you already have been living abroad in Costa Rica for awhile, and they notice it, they will ask you why are you not yet speaking their language. And if you speak English, they will always be asking you to teach them your native tongue, especially to their children. *Did you know that in Costa Rica everything is put off to do tomorrow and that "particular day never arrives"! So, don't bother expecting answers of why someone never showed up to your home, etc. because they do not know why...it is just a tradition. *So far people pass the majority of their time making lines for almost every transition they must do, it is not worthy to push, because it is their style of life and that is the way it is. Patience is a key factor in Costa Rica! *A tradition in Costa Rica is to celebrate a whole Holy Week in March/April (for Easter). Most business are closed and no liquor is sold (by law). *In Costa Rica a majority of the people have breakfast with coffee, bread, Gallo Pinto, and/or fresh juice. *A fact that in Costa Rica the Grandparents receive a special treatment because they get to raise their grandchildren at their family's homes until they die. *A fact for young people in Costa Rica today is that they hold long-term relationships at an early age, and some of the young women conceive at 15-17 years of age. *There is not government assistance for families (welfare) and they must work, or their parents are responsible to feed them and provide shelter, etc. *Almost 85% of the Costa Ricans use a cell phone to communicate with friends, mainly using text messages. *If a person from another country is found in between Costa Ricans, this person is called "Gringo" (man) or "Gringa" (woman), even if the language is not from the U.S. But they say it with care and love, and is not considered mean or rude in Costa Rica. *It is a fact that a visitor to Costa Rica is honorable to recede in between Costa Ricans and the new person gets the best treatment and respect with consideration. Did you know that the city halls in Costa Rica are Local Authorities, but without decisions, they rely on the Central Government. In other words, these local governments are only for representation of democracy and their employees get paid just to collect local taxes and maintain the city roads and business directories under taxable control. *Today in Costa Rica there is not a control in place about prices...products may vary from one business to another in a big way. *As a businessman or woman you are allowed to open your own business and work, even if you are from another country. But, as a stranger you are not allowed to work for a company as an employee. *Did you know that more than 90% of the Costa Ricans never hold Euro money in their hands? Even further, they do not even know what it looks like. *100% of Costa Rica know to deference the English language from other languages, plus they love the Dollar coin and they also track the U.S. president's name and the music available in English. *The women in Costa Rica have more rights that the men, and if a woman affirms that a man did wrong in any way to her, he gets arrested and he also has a big chance of loosing his pertinences, in many cases his freedom too. *90% of Costa Ricans want to visit the U.S. and just for the curiosity of visiting. But, only two per cent get that dream to come true. *Did you know that Costa Rican women love the sound of the Italian language and in many cases they prefer an Italian boyfriend rather than a Costa Rican? *Costa Rica is a Catholic religious country, and it is the general tradition. However, there are still some citizens that change to other religious tendencies, as they are unsecured of themselves. Many Costa Ricans lack trust from religious leaders in associations or churches other than Catholic around Costa Rica, so many people come back to the main Catholic church. *Fact is that today that there are not many places where the Costa Ricans can go and enjoy a new movie (there are around 60 movie theaters in this country), so they usually see DVD's movies at home with friends and family. *Fast food is not a plus here, Costa Rican people usually prefer to cook at home. *Fact is that most of the fast food franchisers from U.S. are mainly located in San Jose, Alajuela, Jaco Beach, and Liberia in Guanacaste for the tourists. *Did you know that less than 5% of Costa Ricans have their own personal computer with internet, and the other 95% go to local internet cafe businesses? *Did you know that 99.9% of the Costa Ricans graduate from high school and Costa Rica is the most educated country in Central America? *Did you know that half of the Costa Rican's are in credit card debt? |
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*The Jade Museum (Museo
del Jade) in San Jose, Costa Rica is home to the largest collection
of American jade in the world. |
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