Lección 10
Panorama—Costa Rica

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Información sobre Costa Rica

Costa Rica Geography   http://www.photius.com/
 
LANIC-Costa Rica   http://lanic.utexas.edu/
 
CiberCentro-Costa Rica   http://www.cibercentro.com/
 
Destination Costa Rica-Lonely Planet   http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
 

Parques nacionales y áreas protegidas

Monteverde Info   http://www.monteverdeinfo.com/
 
Parque Nacional Tortuguero   http://www.costaricaweb.com/
 
Parques Nacionales de Costa Rica   http://www.infoweb.co.cr/
 

Volcanes

Volcán Iguazú  

http://www.infoweb.co.cr/

 
Volcán Arenal   http://members.aol.com/
 
Volcán Poás   http://www.infocostarica.com/
 
Montañas y volcanes   http://www.guiascostarica.com/
 
Volcanes de Costa Rica   http://www.volcanesdecostarica.com/
 

Historia y sociedad de Costa Rica

Costa Rica-History and Culture   http://www.interknowledge.com/
 

Café

Café de Costa Rica   http://www.icafe.go.cr/
 

Algunas palabras clave
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Costa Rica Parques Nacionales / Costa Rica National Parks
volcán Costa Rica / vulcano Costa Rica
bosque nuboso Costa Rica / cloud forest Costa Rica
café Costa Rica / coffee Costa Rica
José María Figueres Ferrer

  1. What role did José María Figueres Ferrer play in the creation of the modern state of Costa Rica? What are some of the significant points of the Constitution of 1949?
  2. What are some of the characteristics that make the Monteverde cloud forest or another of the Costa Rican biological reserves so important ecologically? What might you see if you visited there?
  3. What are some of the active volcanos and national parks to be found in the Cordillera Volcánica Central?

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