{"id":1519,"date":"2022-07-06T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/?p=1519"},"modified":"2022-06-28T14:23:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T18:23:25","slug":"around-the-world-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2022\/07\/06\/around-the-world-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the World &#8211; Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/costarica.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1045\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/costarica-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/costarica-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/costarica-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/costarica-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/costarica-624x390.png 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/costarica.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>COSTA RICA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Central America<br \/>\nCapital: San Jos\u00e9<br \/>\nLanguages: Spanish<br \/>\nPredominant Religion(s): Christianity<br \/>\n(Roman Catholic)<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"note bg-lblue white-text min-350\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"white-text text-center\"><strong>COMMON CHARACTERISTICS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-editor\">\n<ul>\n<li>Costa Ricans are seen as very happy, and that\u2019s why Costa Rica is considered the happiest <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/map_costarica.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1046\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/map_costarica-300x240.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a>country in the world!<\/li>\n<li>Costa Ricans are very friendly, helpful and warm.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPura Vida\u201d is the best phrase that describes Costa Ricans \u2013 it means be positive and enjoy life to the fullest!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"note bg-lblue white-text min-350\">\n<h3 class=\"white-text text-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/Costa-Rica-Coral-Blanche-Hummer-flickr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1047\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/Costa-Rica-Coral-Blanche-Hummer-flickr-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/Costa-Rica-Coral-Blanche-Hummer-flickr-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/Costa-Rica-Coral-Blanche-Hummer-flickr-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/Costa-Rica-Coral-Blanche-Hummer-flickr-624x418.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/Costa-Rica-Coral-Blanche-Hummer-flickr.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong>FUN FACTS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-editor\">\n<ul>\n<li>Costa Rica is a quite small country. The population is only 4.5 million, and you can travel from one side to the other in 14 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Costa Rica has no army as it was abolished in 1949 \u2013 they love peace!<\/li>\n<li>Costa Rica hosts more than 5% of the world\u2019s biodiversity, even though its land mass only takes up .03% of the planet\u2019s surface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"note bg-lblue white-text min-350\">\n<h3 class=\"white-text text-center\"><strong>USEFUL PHRASES:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-editor\">\n<ul>\n<li>How are you? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Como estas?<\/li>\n<li>Fine, thanks.:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bien, gracias.<\/li>\n<li>My name is\u2026:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mi nombre es\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Nice to meet you.:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gusto en conocerlo.<\/li>\n<li>Thank you.:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gracias.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/costarica.png\"><\/a>COSTA RICA Central America Capital: San Jos\u00e9 Languages: Spanish Predominant Religion(s): Christianity (Roman Catholic) COMMON CHARACTERISTICS: Costa Ricans are seen as very happy, and that\u2019s why Costa Rica is considered the happiest <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/07\/map_costarica.gif\"><\/a>country in the world! 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