This wonderful country is mostly famous for its nature landmarks. Costa Rica is home to mysterious caves, big volcanoes, beautiful flower fields, dense forests and waterfalls. There are several active volcanoes in the country – Irazu, Arenal, Poas and Rinkon de la Vieja. All of them are located close to large settlements, so there are roads to these volcanoes and visitors are offered to attend excursions every day.
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Those, who want to see precious archaeological findings, some of which are 2500 years old, are recommended to visit Turrialba Volcano, which region has always been used as a site of archaeological excavations. Continue your acquaintance with the country by visiting numerous museums of San Jose, the capital of the country. Various collections of jewellery, household items and historic artefacts, are exhibited at the National Museum. One of the museums – the Museum of Gold – is dedicated exclusively to items made of gold. The museum exhibits items that belong to the Indian era and later periods. The town of Limon, which is located near the capital, is a beautiful place that delights visitors with its beautiful beaches, reefs and tropical islands.
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History and Entertainment
Little is known of the pre-colonial history of Costa Rica. Before Spaniards came to these lands, they had been populated by the Huetares tribes. In 1503, the team of Christopher Columbus boarded the territory of the present country. Then, they colonized the lands they had discovered but the process went quite slow. European settlers were very confused by severe climatic conditions and constant invasions of pirates destroying the settlements.
There were no gold deposits, as well as minerals, in the lands the Spaniards had conquered. Poor Spanish people mostly relocated to the new lands. Here, they formed plantations of corn, sugar cane, tobacco, cocoa, beans and other crops. Delivery of the first coffee trees was an important event for the colonial country. Their seedlings were delivered from Cuba in 1808. Later, the cultivation of coffee plantations was one of the main means of the local people’s subsistence. In 1821, Costa Rica gained independence from Great Britain and started developing as an independent country. In the first half of the 19th century, it had been a part of the Mexican Empire for a few years and became independent again after the Empire’s collapse in 1838.
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The national cuisine will definitely impress connoisseurs of seafood, as they can taste it at many restaurants. One of the most popular specialties for tourists is conchas shells and meat baked in banana leaves. Bananas are also an important component of the local cuisine and served not only in a fresh form. Bananas are baked, added to salads and different sauces, and cooked with rice.