I knew I would be just a little disappointed to leave Jamaica, but I was very excited to see a new country- Costa Rica. I have always seen and imagined beautiful beach scenery with tropical looking light blue waters, but I had never experienced what a regular citizen would live their everyday lives in the capital city of San José. To kill some time on the plane, I decided to do a little research on Costa Rica. When Mexico broke off from Spain in 1821, Costa Rica was only part of a mini-Mexican Empire for about two years, before Costa Rica helped create the United Provinces of Central America in 1823. The United Provinces did not turn out like all of the countries hoped for, because in 1838, just 15 years after the newly formed provinces were created, countries started to declare their independence, along with Costa Rica. Since I work at Nation Geographic, I had heard a lot about how cool Costa Rica was, I and I couldn’t wait to see and experience everyday life in San José.
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| A Google Earth view of Costa Rica taken from my laptop |
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| The Costa Rican flag |
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