Costa Rica Overview
Costa Rica (Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica) is a Central American country. The name Costa Rica means 'rich coast' in Spanish. It borders Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the southeast. There is the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Due to its territory in the Pacific Ocean, Cocos Island National Park, the South American country is regarded as a neighbor to Ecuador. Also, Costa Rica is one of the few countries in the world that does not have an army.
A Brief History of Costa Rica
Before becoming a Spanish colony in the 16th century with the discovery of the New World, a very sparse native population lived in Costa Rica's lands. When it gained independence from Spain in the 19th century, Costa Rica, which was a closed and poor country, abolished the army completely in 1949 after the civil war in 1948. Today, Costa Rica is one of Latin America's most stable, prosperous, and developed countries.
Geography in Costa Rica
High mountain regions in Costa Rica start west of Lake Nicaragua. There are fewer indentations and protrusions on the eastern shores of the Caribbean Sealine and more on the western coasts of the Pacific Ocean line. Coco Island in the Pacific Ocean, 480 km from the west coast, belongs to Costa Rica. The slopes descending from the mountainous inland regions towards the coastal plains are quite steep. The Cerro Chirripó 'mountain is the highest point in Costa Rica at 3,819 meters.
Climate in Costa Rica
In the coastal plains where the winds of East Alize prevail, the humid equatorial climate prevails, the climate is warm in the middle and cold in the higher places. The cold is not severe. The temperature is between 25 and 35 ° C on the coasts and between 21 and 27 ° C in the middle. It does not exceed 10 ° C in high regions. There is no snowfall and the annual average precipitation varies between 3100 and 6350 mm.
Coffee Production in Costa Rica
Coffee Production in Costa Rica started in 1779 in Meseta Central, which has ideal soil and climatic conditions for coffee production. In the 19th century, the Costa Rican government encouraged coffee production and gave agricultural land free of charge to its people who wanted to produce coffee. Coffee production has played an important role in Costa Rica's history and continues to be very important for the country's economy to this day. Production increased from 158,000 tons in 1988 to 168,000 tons in 1992. The largest growth areas are in the provinces of San Jose, Alajuela, Heredia, Puntarenas, and Cartago.
