WELCOME TO THE WEB-PAGE DEDICATED TO COSTA RICA - A COUNTRY:

with the oldest constitution in Central America
with the highest standard of life in Central America
considered to be a model of democracy in the world
which as a first in the world abolished the army
which gives the highest percent of the territory for the protected areas in the world
which is inhabited by bigger number of bird than entire North America or Europe
which gives the record percent of national budget for the education
which boasts of the longest expectancy of men`s (74 years) and women`s (79 years) life in America
which is inhabited by the highest percentage of white people in America
with the lowest percentage of illiterate in Latin America
with the biggest uninhabited island in the world
which has a volcanoe with the second largest crater in the world
with the only peak in America from which one can observe simultaneously both Atlantic and Pacific ocean where was born the first Latin American astronaut (Franklin Chang)