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The literacy rate in Costa Rica is approximately 97 percent and English is widely spoken primarily due to Costa Rica's tourism industry. [70] When the army was abolished in 1949, it was said that the "army would be replaced with an army of teachers". [ 161 ]
An Intel microprocessor facility in Costa Rica that was, at one time, responsible for 20% of Costa Rican exports and 5% of the country's GDP (from Costa Rica) Image 14 A red-eyed tree frog ( Agalychnis callidryas ) (from Wildlife of Costa Rica )
The Costa Rican Tourism Board (Spanish: Instituto Costarricense de Turismo) is the government agency responsible for promoting sustainable tourism in Costa Rica.Originally the agency was created by decree in 1931 as the National Tourism Board, and by a law approved on 9 August 1955, the agency became the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT).
Costa Rica is a beautiful country with lots of educational opportunities. One opportunity is to learn about the history of oxcarts. In 2005, Costa Rica’s oxcarts with beautiful colors and designs were recognized by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and declared them to be an Intangible World Heritage. [51]
The first site in Costa Rica listed was the Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park, in 1983. In 1990, the site was expanded to include the sites across the border in Panama. The most recent site listed was the Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís, in 2014. This is the only cultural site in ...
The Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (Spanish: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones, MICITT) is part of the government of Costa Rica, it was created on 26 June 1990. [1] The current Minister is Ms Paola Vega Castillo.
The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica is the national museum of Costa Rica, located in the capital of San José. It is located at Calle 17, between Central and Second Avenue, Cuesta de Moras. It moved to its current location in 1950.
The anthem was largely forgotten after this, so much so that lyrics for it were not made official until 1949, after the civil war and the founding of the Second Republic, and the music was not made official until 1 September 1979, with decree 10471-E, [3] during the presidency of Rodrigo Carazo Odio. The decree was intended to coincide with ...