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Costa
Rica
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Costa Rica is
characterized by an impressive scenic beauty, consolidated system of protected
areas, social and political stability, high educational levels, and efficient
infrastructure and services. All these characteristics you can find in a
territory of only 51 thousand square kilometers, surrounded by both the Pacific
and Atlantic Oceans, only three to four hours away from each other by land or 45
minutes by air. The country's strategic position, in the heart of the western
hemisphere, the Government's positive attitude towards foreign investment, its
infrastructure, access to international markets, and labor quality and cost,
make Costa Rica an ideal place to establish commercial operations.
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Rugged highlands are
found throughout most of the country, ranging from approximately 1,000 to 2,000
meters (3,000 to 6,000 feet above sea level). The Guanacaste Mountain Range,
Central Mountain Range, and Talamanca Mountain Range are the main mountain
ranges extending the entire length of the country. There are several active
volcanoes (Arenal Volcano, Irazu Volcano, Rincon de la Vieja Volcano and
Turrialba Volcano) and the country’s highest mountain (Chirripo Hill) with a
height of 3,819 m/12,530 ft. The country has a relatively long coastline in both
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as well as a number of rivers and streams that
attract specialist kayakers and rafters from all over the world. |
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Costa Rica’s
richness also lies on the cultural diversity of our people. Throughout our
history, to the indigenous population of pre-Hispanic origins have been added
movements of immigrants which settled in these lands, making it their home.
Populations of European origin, Spanish mainly, persons of African and Asian
ascendance, as well as people from different places of the American continent,
have interacted among them, enriching the cultural backgrounds in the process.
Currently, besides the predominant half-breed component, there are
ethnical-national groups and colonies of immigrants recovering their particular
cultural heritage: African descendants, Chinese, Hebrew, Lebanese, Italian,
etc.; as well as the indigenous populations. |
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You
don't have to drive very far in Costa Rica past the coffee, pastures, bananas
and other crops to realize that agriculture is the basis of its economy. Coffee
has historically been the country's most important crop, and Costa Rica
continues to produce some of the finest coffee in the world. However in recent
years less traditional crops have been playing an increasingly important
economic role. Bananas are the second most important export crop as well as
raising cattle for beef and dairy products. Agriculture remains the basis of the
national economy, tourism has earned more than any single export crop during the
last few years, and the tourism industry continues to grow providing new
employment opportunities. |
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