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Costa Rica ratified the convention on 23 August 1977. [3] It has four World Heritage Sites and one site on the tentative list. [3] 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 Rio Celeste (sky blue river) at Tenorio Volcano National Park in Costa Rica. San Juan River. Colorado River (distributary) Chirripó River; Sarapiquí River. Toro River; Sucio River; San Carlos River Arenal River; Pocosol River; Lake Nicaragua (Nicaragua) Frío River. Sabogal River; Celeste River (Buenavista River) Zapote River; Niño River ...
Reventazón River: Costa Rica: 90 mi (140 km) used to generate significant portion of Costa Rica's electricity San Juan River: Costa Rica, Nicaragua: 110 mi (180 km) longest river in Costa Rica [17] Tempisque River: Costa Rica: 89 mi (143 km) longest river totally within Costa Rica, important animal habitat, flows entirely within Costa Rica [18 ...
The Ohio River at Cairo is 281,500 cu ft/s (7,960 m 3 /s); [1] and the Mississippi River at Thebes, Illinois, which is upstream of the confluence, is 208,200 cu ft/s (5,897 m 3 /s). [66] The Ohio River flow is greater than that of the Mississippi River, so hydrologically the Ohio River is the main stream of the river system.
Copa America, the 108-year-old South American soccer championship, is being hosted in the United States for the second time in history starting next week. For those unfamiliar with the sport, this ...
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.
The Diquis culture (sometimes spelled Diquís) was a pre-Columbian indigenous culture of Costa Rica that flourished from AD 700 to 1530. [1] The word "diquís" means "great waters" or "great river" in the Boruca language. [1] The Diquis formed part of the Greater Chiriqui culture that spanned from southern Costa Rica to western Panama. [2]
Coffee production played a key role in Costa Rica's history and in 2006, was the third cash crop export. [79] As a small country, Costa Rica now provides under 1% of the world's coffee production. [42] In 2015, the value of coffee exports was US$305.9 million, a small part of the total agricultural exports of US$2.7 billion. [78]