Costa Rica – Pura Vida (the pure life)
Capital: San Jose
Nationality: costarricense
Click on the flag to hear the national anthem
La Gente – The people of Costa Rica refer to themselves as “Tico”
Click on the photo above
to see a short video about
Los Ticos
Costa Rican
children and a
wedding
La Pura Vida – farmers, ceramic artist, coffee
bean workers, adventurers
Soccer players, students and families
El País
Rainforests,
waterfalls,
and plenty
of rich
coast line
Volcanoes, coast
line, Spanish
architecture,
ruins, and an
outdoor paradise
for true
adventurers
Arenal Volcano on the eastern shore
of Lake Arenal
Click on the photo to see more
on the volcano’s frequent
eruptions and history
A view from downtown
On a calm day
San Jose
Click on the
fountain to see a
short video on
the capital of
Costa Rica.