Costa Rica is a place full of interesting facts and natural beauty. It does not have a military and uses the colón as currency. Children take both parents' last names. The largest volcano, Poás, can be seen from San José, though views are sometimes obscured by clouds. Costa Ricans have a strong national pride and live by the motto of "Pura Vida", meaning to enjoy life to the fullest.

1. Costa Rica
A Place Full of Interest

2. Fun Facts
• Costa Rica does NOT have an army and they
like it this way.
• Costa Rica’s women is a president.
• Children take their father’s name but also add
their mother’s maiden name to their full
name.
• Costa Rica has few street signs and not many
REAL addresses. You simply describe the
surrounding area of where you want to go.
• THEY ARE AMERICANS.

3. Colones!
• Costa Rica currency is known as colones.
• It comes in a variety of colors with different
pictures for each bill.
• The coins are mostly gold with a few silver pieces
of lesser value.
• Buying a Coke in the U.S would cost you around
$1.50 but in Costa Rica it would cost you about
731 colones, which seems like a lot but it’s
actually the same.

4. • In Costa Rica,
butterflies are
believed to be the
souls of lost
princesses.
• Costa Rica exports
caterpillars
awaiting to be

5. Poas Volcano
• The Poas Volcano is the largest and most
active volcano in Costa Rica…and we went to
the top of it!
• From San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, it’s a
1 and a half hour drive.
• We were lucky enough to get a good view of
the volcano before the clouds started rolling
in.

6. • I had never met people so happy and so proud of
their country.
• Directly translated ‘Pura Vida’ means pure life. But
to the people of Costa Rica it means so much more.
• It’s their way of saying “live life to the fullest!”