CURIOSITIES: Nicknames  |
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Alajuela (town)
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| Because it`s full of mango trees in the Central Park,
Alajuela is called "the town of mango trees".
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Alajuela (province)
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| The province of Alajuela is defined as a "province of sugar
cane fields".
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Cano (island)
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| It`s called "the island of thunders" because on every year it`s hit by the biggest number of thunders in Central America.
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Cartago (town)
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| Because of frequent overflows of rivers that town was named
"the mud`s town".
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| Because of the specific weather conditions it`s called "the
town of fogs".
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| Because of the potatoes cultivations around and their vital
influence on its economy, it`s called "the town of potatoes".
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Cocos (island)
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| Cocos Island is called "the bunch of flowers in the middle
of ocean" because of its diversity of flora.
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Costa Rica
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| Costa Rica is defined as "The Switzerland of Latin
America". It`s because of similar mountainous landscape, similar size and deep
democratic traditions, stability and good economy. (The confirmation of Costa
Rica`s prestige is the presence in that country a few international
organizations entertaining with human rights).
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| Because of the moderate climate conditions in the interior
of the country it`s called "the country of eternal springs".
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| Because of the freguent earthquakes Costa Rica is called
"the craddle of America".
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Crestones (hills)
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| They are called "the piece of Montana in Costa Rica" and it has to do with intensive red colour of their rocks.
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Escazu (town)
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| Sometimes Escazu is defined as "the town of witches". It
has probably something to do with medicines, amulets and herbs prepared by
Indian woman that used to lived there.
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Esquinas (national park)
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| It`s called National Park of Austrians because Austrians repurchased huge additional surface to extend its territory in 1999.
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Grecia (village)
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| Thanks to spread pineapples plantations around, it`s called
"the pineapple`s capital of Costa Rica".
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| Thanks to clean and ordered streets it`s called "the
cleanest town in Costa Rica".
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Guanacaste (province)
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| The Guanacaste province because of its smallest number of
annual rainfalls in country is defined as a "piece of Africa in Costa
Rica".
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| The Guanacaste province because of its dry climate, sandy
landscapes and cowboys is called "Costa Rica`s Wild West" or "Texas of Costa
Rica".
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| This province is also defined as a "terrain of cows". It`s
because 3/4 of Costa Rica`s cows is raised there.
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Irazu (volcano)
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| Due to its catastrophic eruption, it`s called "the deadly
powder keg of nature".
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Liberia (town)
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| Liberia is often called "the white town". It`s because of
white volcanic polders, which constantly covered its streets during XIX and at
the beginning of XX centuries.
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Meseta Central (plateau)
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| Because of its fertile volcanic soil, ideal for coffee and
other agriculture products, Meseta Central is called the "granary of Costa
Rica".
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Pajaros (island)
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| Its name means "the island of birds". In reality it
composes of breeding place for many bird`s species.
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Puntarenas (town)
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| Because of its very well developed tourist infrustructure
it`s called "the Acapulco of Costa Rica".
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| Puntarenas because of its tourist attractions has been
considered long time as a "capital of honeymoon trips".
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Rincon de la Vieja (national park)
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| Because of the similarity to one of USA national parks, it`s called "the Costa Rica Yellowstone".
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San Lucas (island)
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| Because that used to be a prison for men until 1991, it was
called "the Island of the Lonely Men".
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San Ramon (town)
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| It`s called "the city of poets and presidents" because
several of them were born or lived there.
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Tortuguero (national park)
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| It doesn`t have roads for cars. Instead it has a net of
river`s canals. Because of that it`s called "the Amazon of Costa
Rica".
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Turrialba (village)
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| Because it`s a base for rafting lovers and due to the neighbouring proper rivers, it`s called "the capital of white water rafting".
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Turrialba (volcano)
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| In colonial times, Spaniards called it "The white tower",
because of often eruptions during which smoke and volcanic powder exploded
upwards. That looked like a white tower.
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Uvita (island)
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| It`s called "small grape" due to the fact that there grows a tree that is unique to the Caribbean and whose fruit resembles grapes.
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