COSTA

By:
Zireia
RICA
Jones

INDEX:
 Geography
 In case you were wondering
 What language we speak
 Our religion is so cool
 Wait but there's more
 Good eats
 Music
 our youngin’s

GEOGRAPHY

• Tropical climate

• Costa Rica is split into two time periods – dry which is known as summer and

rainy which is know as winter
• Summer last from December to April while winter is from may to November
• Seasons are defined by how much rain falls during a particular period
• Costa Rica has two main national parks Corcovado and Tortuguero
• Corcovado consist of big cats, Tapirs ,and all four Costa Rican monkey

species
• Tortuguero consist of birds , monkey , and spiders etc…….
• One main reserve called the Monteverde cloud
• The Monteverde cloud consist of many flowers and birds such as ,scarlet

macaw and keel-billed toucan etc…….

IN CASE U
WERE
WONDERING
Scarlet
Macaw
Keelbilled
Toucan

Tapirs

WHAT LANGUAGE WE SPEAK
 Main language spoken in Costa Rica is Spanish
 Native languages are still used in reservations like: Bribi , maleku ,

Cabecar,and Ngabere
 An old creole-English
 Jamaican Patois also know as makatelyu is spoken along the Caribbean

coast

~OUR RELIGION~
Most Costa Ricans are Roman Catholics
Because of immigration other religions such as Buddhism & Hindu has

grown
One main festivals is the festival of lights

GOOD EATS
Most Costa Rican meals consist of rice & beans
Costa Ricans eat a meal called arroz con pollo which consist of (rice with