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Los lugares en San José
La gente y festivales de San José
Los edificios de Costa Rica y Segovia
Lugares en Segovia
La gente y geografía de Segovia
100
What is in El Edificio Metálico?
a school
100
What are the "carretas pintadas"
Painted carts once used to bring coffee from the country to the urban areas.
100
El Museo de los Niños in San José was once a......?
prison
100
What is the nickname of La Catedral de Segovia?
La Dama
100
What did Queen Isabel do?
Financed Columbus' trip. She was crowned queen of Spain in Segovia
200
What surrounds San José?
Mountains and volcanos
200
Who was William Walker?
The "gringo" who tried to conquer Costa Rica.
200
The Alcázar of Segovia was the inspiration for what?
Disneyland castle
200
How many sides does La Iglesia de Vera Cruz have?
12
200
Who reconquered Segovia for Spain in the 11th century?
Alfonso el Bravo
300
What is El Jardín de Mariposas Spyrogyra
a butterfly house
300
What is the nickname for the inhabitants of San José?
Josefinos
300
Where was el Edificio Metálico built?
Belgium
300
How old is the aqueduct of Segovia?
More than 2,000 years old
300
What group conquered Spain for over 800 years?
The Moors
400
What can be found el Parque Central?
spider-shaped pavillions
400
What is El Tope Nacional?
An annual parade of horses
400
What does the Alcázar de Segovia have inside?
numerous basements and secret passageways that lead to other palaces
400
La Puerta de San Andrés was the city gate that opened into what neighborhood?
The Jewish neighborhood.
400
Who was the emperor of Rome when the aqueduct in Segovia was built?
Trajano
500
What is the name of the airport in San José
Juan Santamaría
500
Who was Juan Santamaría?
The young tamborine player who died defending Costa Rica during the war against the man who tried to take over Costa Rica.
500
El Museo de Oro houses gold, but what kind and in what form?
pre-columbian ornaments
500
What was made in La Casa de la Moneda?
Money, currrency
500
What are the two rivers that border Segovia?
Erasma and Clamores