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Cocorí is Costa Rican author Joaquín Gutiérrez 's most popular children's book, perhaps only topped by La Hoja de Aire. Published in 1947, the short novel ranks among the most outstanding children's stories in Costa Rica, though it is no longer mandatory but suggested reading in primary schools. It has been translated into ten languages, and ...
Category: Books about Costa Rica. 1 language. ... Novels set in Costa Rica (4 P) This page was last edited on 28 July 2023, at 21:27 (UTC). Text ...
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The oldest evidence of human occupation in Costa Rica is associated with the arrival of groups of hunter-gatherers about 10,000 to 19,000 years BC, with ancient archaeological evidence (stone tool making) located in the Turrialba Valley, at sites called Guardiria and Florence, with matching quarry and workshop areas with presence of type clovis spearheads and South American inspired arrows.
A 2007 survey conducted by the University of Costa Rica, found that 70.5% of the population identify themselves as Roman Catholics (with 44.9% practicing, 25.6 percent nonpracticing), 13.8% are Evangelical Protestants, 11.3% report that they do not have a religion, and 4.3% declare that they belong to another religion.
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Costa Rica ( UK: / ˌkɒstəˈriːkə /, US: / ˌkoʊstə -/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, [ 10 ] is a country in the Central American region of North America. Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the ...
Quince Duncan (born 1940 in San José, Costa Rica [ 1] ), is regarded as Costa Rica's first Afro-Caribbean writer in the Spanish language. His works typically concern the Afro-caribbean population living on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, particularly around the city of Puerto Limón. His novels and short stories have been awarded Costa Rica's ...