Costa Rica History: Deep Cuts
Costa Rica abolished this national institution in 1948, becoming one of the few nations without it.
What is the army?
Costa Rica contains roughly this percentage of the world’s biodiversity.
What is about 5%?
If something is “brete,” it means this.
What is work/job?
Coffee was introduced to Costa Rica from this continent.
What is Africa?
This U.S. city is the most populous in the Northeast and also the most populous city in the country.
What is New York City?
This short but significant war in 1948 reshaped Costa Rica’s modern political system.
What is the Costa Rican Civil War?
This park contains one of the most active volcanoes in Central America.
What is Arenal National Park?
A Costa Rican “tata” is this family member.
What is father?
This Central Valley region is known for producing some of the country’s best high-altitude coffee.
What is Tarrazú?
This river forms part of the border between New York and New Jersey and is known for its famous skyline views.
What is the Hudson River?
Costa Rica gained independence from Spain in this year.
What is 1821?
Created in 1970, this national park protects the world-famous cloud forests above 4,600 feet.
What is the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
Someone “pachuca/pachuco” is acting this way.
What is rude/rough/very informal?
Before bananas, this product was Costa Rica’s main export in the 1800s.
What is coffee?
This Ivy League university in Providence is the only Ivy located in Rhode Island.
What is Brown University?
Juan Santamaría became a national hero during this battle against William Walker’s forces.
What is the Battle of Rivas?
This peninsula is considered the most biodiverse place on Earth per square kilometer.
What is the Osa Peninsula?
“Jupa” is slang for this part of the body.
What is the head?
The traditional Costa Rican coffee maker made of a wooden frame and a cloth bag is called this.
What is a chorreador?
This 2,180+ mile trail runs through all Northeastern states from Georgia to Maine.
What is the Appalachian Trail?
This 19th-century coffee baron opened the first international coffee export route through Puntarenas.
Who is Tomás Guardia?
Costa Rica gets more than 98% of its electricity from these types of sources.
What are renewable sources? (hydro, wind, geothermal)
If someone says “¡Qué torta!”, they mean this happened.
Coffee’s rise helped fund this first major public building in San José, opened in 1897.
What is the National Theater?
This Northeastern city hosted the first presidential inauguration of George Washington in 1789.
What is New York City?