Classroom lesson 路 Schools and hospitals instead of soldiers 路 馃嚚馃嚪 Costa Rica
In 1948 Costa Rica decided to spend its money on people, not the army
From the Costa Rica country briefing - opens for a class to learn together or a teacher to walk through.
Lesson being written 路 Schools and hospitals instead of soldiers
In 1948 Costa Rica decided to spend its money on people, not the army
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Other things that make Costa Rica special
A tiny country with 6% of the world's wildlife
Costa Rica is the size of West Virginia, but holds an outsized slice of life on Earth
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Living near volcanoes
Costa Rica has more than 200 volcanic shapes, including six that still grumble
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Monteverde - a forest inside a cloud
Where the trees are wrapped in mist and the canopy is full of hanging bridges
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Pura Vida - one phrase for everything good
The friendly Spanish words you'll hear all day long in Costa Rica
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